IRVINE, Calif. -- No. 7 Indiana Wesleyan University women’s tennis defeated Biola (Calif.) 7-2 on Monday in La Mirada, California. IWU won five of the six singles matches to pick up their 16th win of the season.

MATCH VITALS

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan - 7   |   Biola - 2
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 16-4   |   Biola 2-9
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - No. 7   |   Biola - Not ranked
• Location:   Biola Tennis Center   |   Biola University   |   La Mirada, California 
   

DOUBLES

• No. 1:  Lizzie Bauss/Alex Mella (IWU) def. Kelsey Post/Madeline Heer (BU) 8-5
• No. 2:  Lauren Lee/Brooke Sanford (BU) def. Olivia Reed/Ellen Hornett (IWU) 8-4
• No. 3:  Mikayla Marazzi/Rachel Bottorff (IWU) def. Katie Boesl/Tinisee Kandakai (BU) 8-3
  
   

SINGLES

• No. 1:  Rachel Bottorff (IWU) def. Madeline Heer (BU) 6-1, 6-0
• No. 2:  Alex Mella (IWU) def. Brooke Sanford (BU) 6-4, 6-4
• No. 3:  Lauren Lee (BU) def. Marissa Klein (IWU) 6-4, 4-6, 10-7
• No. 4:  Lizzie Bauss (IWU) def. Tinisee Kandakai (BU) 6-2, 6-0
• No. 5:  Olivia Reed (IWU) def. Kelsey Post (BU) 6-0, 6-2
• No. 6:  Thewuni Devaraja (IWU) def. Megan Ontiveros (BU) 6-1, 6-0
   

COACH SHIGLEY SAYS…

• “We are not playing to the best of our ability yet. We need to get better physically and mentally. This is what spring break is for, to get better everyday.”
  
   

UP NEXT FOR WOMEN’S TENNIS

• Indiana Wesleyan plays another doubleheader on Tuesday in California. IWU battles Hope International (Calif.) at 12 p.m. ET in Fullerton and then Azusa Pacific (Calif.) at 5 p.m. ET in Azusa.