BOURBONNAIS, Ill. -- No. 11 Indiana Wesleyan University women’s tennis strengthened their resume on Friday with another top-25 win at the Olivet Nazarene Invitational. Following a win over No. 5 Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) in the morning Indiana Wesleyan completed the day with a 6-3 win over host No. 17 Olivet Nazarene (Ill.).

MATCH VITALS

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan def. Olivet Nazarene, 6-3
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 21-6   |   Olivet Nazarene 1-7
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - No. 11   |    Olivet Nazarene - No. 17
• Location:   Park Forest Tennis and Health Club   |   Olivet Nazarene University   |   Bourbonnais, Illinois 
   

DOUBLES

• No. 1:  Alex Mella/Lizzie Bauss (IWU) def. Huckabee/Monakhova (ONU) 8-4
• No. 2:  Nunez/Huck (ONU) def. Ellen Hornett/Olivia Reed (IWU) 8-3
• No. 3:  Rachel Bottorff/Mikayla Marazzi (IWU) def. Winnie/Kuechenberg (ONU) 8-1
   

SINGLES

• No. 1:  Rachel Bottorff (IWU) def. Nunez (ONU) 7-5, 1-6, 7-5
• No. 2:  Monakhova (ONU) def. Alex Mella (IWU) 6-2, 6-2
• No. 3:  Lizzie Bauss (IWU) vs. Coose (ONU) 6-0, 6-0
• No. 4:  Huckabee (ONU) def. Marissa Klein (IWU) 6-3, 6-4
• No. 5:  Olivia Reed (IWU) vs. Kuechenberg (ONU) 6-4, 6-1
• No. 6:  Thewuni Devaraja (IWU) def. Winnie (ONU) 6-1, 6-1
   

COACH SHIGLEY SAYS…

• “Really proud of our girls and their focus after such a tough grueling match this morning vs. Cardinal Stritch. Rachel Bottorff beat Priscilla Nunez who finished third at the NAIA ITA Nationals last year. Huge win and confidence booster for her.”
   

UP NEXT FOR WOMEN’S TENNIS

• Indiana Wesleyan was scheduled to finish the Olivet Nazarene Invitational on Saturday vs. Bethany (Kan.) but the Swedes only have three healthy players available and forfeited the match. IWU will next compete on March 30 at Grand Valley State (Mich.) in Allendale, Michigan.