BOURBONNAIS, Ill. -- No. 11 Indiana Wesleyan University women’s tennis collected a 5-2 win over No. 5 Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) on Friday in the Olivet Nazarene Invitational in Bourbonnais, Illinois. It is the first win over a top-five team in program history and bests last season’s win over No. 6 William Carey (Miss.).

MATCH VITALS

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan def. Cardinal Stritch, 5-2
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 20-6   |   Cardinal Stritch 4-3
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - No. 11   |    Cardinal Stritch - No. 5
• Location:   Park Forest Tennis and Health Club   |   Olivet Nazarene University   |   Bourbonnais, Illinois 
   

DOUBLES

• No. 1:  Alex Mella/Lizzie Bauss (IWU) def. Loomis/Grieve (CSU) 8-6
• No. 2:  Boilevin/Hollosy (CSU) def. Ellen Hornett/Olivia Reed (IWU) 9-7
• No. 3:  Rachel Bottorff/Mikayla Marazzi (IWU) def. Gruber/Sinnit (CSU) 8-3
  
   

SINGLES

• No. 1:  Rachel Bottorff (IWU) def. Hollosy (CSU) 6-2, 6-0
• No. 2:  Alex Mella (IWU) def. Loomis (CSU) 6-3, 7-6
• No. 3:  Lizzie Bauss (IWU) vs. Boilevin (CSU) 6-1, 3-6, 3-2 - DNF
• No. 4:  Grieve (CSU) def. Marissa Klein (IWU) 6-2, 6-3
• No. 5:  Olivia Reed (IWU) vs. Gruber (CSU) 3-6, 5-1 - DNF
• No. 6:  Thewuni Devaraja (IWU) def. Sinnit (CSU) 6-0, 6-3
   

COACH SHIGLEY SAYS…

• “The girls played phenomenal tennis toady. Rachel Bottorff and Alex Mella played outstanding and Tay Devaraja continues to be a rock for us at No. 6 singles.”
  
   

UP NEXT FOR WOMEN’S TENNIS

• Indiana Wesleyan plays two more matches at the Olivet Nazarene Invitational on Saturday in Bourbonnais, Illinois. IWU opens with Bethany (Kan.) at 9 a.m. and finishes with No. 17 Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) at 3 p.m.