MARION, Ind. -- No. 12 Indiana Wesleyan women’s tennis quickly dispatched Taylor (Ind.) on Friday in the opening match of the Mark Richards Classic at the Sutter Tennis Center. The Wildcats won the IWU-TU Rivalry Match sponsored by Marion General Hospital by a 9-0 score.

MATCH VITALS

• Mark Richards Classic
• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan def. Taylor, 9-0
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 28-7   |   Taylor 9-8
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - No. 12   |   Taylor - Not ranked    
• Location:   Sutter Tennis Center   |   Indiana Wesleyan University   |   Marion, Indiana

DOUBLES

• No. 1:  Alex Mella/Lizzie Bauss (IWU) def. Fletchall/Schultz (TU) 8-6
• No. 2:  Kelsey Vessels/Ellen Hornett (IWU) def. Grose/Kling (TU) 8-1
• No. 3:  Rachel Bottorff/Mikayla Marazzi (IWU) def. Clark/Jones (TU) 8-0
   

SINGLES

• No. 1:  Rachel Bottorff (IWU) def. Molly Fletchall (TU) 6-1, 6-3
• No. 2:  Alex Mella (IWU) def. Alena Kling (TU) 6-2, 6-1
• No. 3:  Lizzie Bauss (IWU) def. Talor Grose (TU) 6-1, 6-0
• No. 4:  Marissa Klein (IWU) def. Mikayla Schultz (TU) 6-2, 6-2
• No. 5:  Olivia Reed (IWU) def. Corianne Hoffman (TU) 6-0, 6-0
• No. 6:  Thewuni Devaraja (IWU) def. Molly Pile (TU) 6-1, 6-3f
   

COACH SHIGLEY SAYS…

• “The girls played efficient tennis on a very cold day. There is a lot on their plate with finals next week but our girls always seem to be able to focus well during matches.”
   

UP NEXT FOR WOMEN’S TENNIS

• Indiana Wesleyan finishes the Mark Richards Classic on Saturday with a pair of matches. IWU opens with IU Southeast at 9 a.m. and IU East at 2 p.m.