PARK FOREST, Ill. – The Indiana Wesleyan University men’s tennis team opened their spring season on a high note with a 7-2 win over No. 23 Olivet Nazarene (Ill.). It is the first win for the Wildcats over an NAIA ranked team in over eight years.

MATCH VITALS

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan def. Olivet Nazarene, 7-2
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 16-0   |   Olivet Nazarene 0-2
• NAIA Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan – Receiving votes   |   Olivet Nazarene – No. 23
• Location:   Snowbarger Complex   |   Olivet Nazarene University   |   Park Forest, Illinois 

DOUBLES

• No. 1:  Martinez/Cannon (ONU) def. Eli Steiner/Grant Yager (IWU) 8-6
• No. 2:  Gavin White/Jacob Rankin (IWU) def. Clark/Rodriguez (ONU) 8-3
• No. 3:  Joel Montgomery/Austin Christner (IWU) def. Bolt/Benoit (ONU) 8-2
   

SINGLES

• No. 1:  Alfonso Martinez (ONU) def. Eli Steiner (IWU) 6-2, 6-3
• No. 2:  Gavin White (IWU) def. Lucas Bolt (ONU) 6-0, 6-1
• No. 3:  Joel Montgomery (IWU) def. Tyler Cannon (ONU) 3-6, 6-3, 10-6
• No. 4:  Jacob Rankin (IWU) def. Nate Benoit (ONU) 3-6, 6-3, 10-7
• No. 5:  Austin Christner (IWU) def. Joel Rodriguez (ONU) 6-2, 6-0
• No. 6:  Tyler Abbott (IWU) def. Shubham Kulkarni (ONU) 6-0, 6-2
   

COACH SHIGLEY SAYS…

• “So proud of our men’s team as they upset the No. 23 ranked team in the nation. We are looking forward to the challenge of a very difficult spring schedule but this is the first step in the right direction. It is a great start to our spring season.”
   

UP NEXT FOR MEN’S TENNIS

• Indiana Wesleyan plays a pair of matches on Saturday in Green Bay, Wisconsin. IWU plays both Wisconsin-Green Bay and No. 9 Cardinal Stritch (Wis.).