GREENTOWN, Ind. – No. 7 Indiana Wesleyan University women’s tennis captured an 8-1 win on Saturday over visiting Saint Francis (Ill.). The Wildcats next travel south for their Spring Break trip that features six Top-25 matches.

MATCH VITALS

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan def. Saint Francis (Ill.), 8-1
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 16-0   |   Saint Francis 2-4
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - No. 7   |   Saint Francis – Not ranked
• Location:   Howard County Tennis Center   |   Greentown, Indiana 
   

DOUBLES

• No. 1:  Alex Mella/Lizzie Bauss (IWU) def. Eva Lopez/Sofia Scholl (USF) 8-3
• No. 2:  Thewuni Devaraja/Olivia Reed (IWU) def. Merle Schlaeger/Alyssa Larsen (USF) 8-1
• No. 3:  Marissa Klein/Becky Scurt (IWU) def. Michelle Robert/Haley McLain (USF) 8-2
   

SINGLES

• No. 1:  Alex Mella (IWU) def. Sofia Scholl (USF) 6-4, 7-5
• No. 2:  Merle Schlaeger (USF) def. Lizzie Bauss (IWU) 5-7, 6-0, 10-5
• No. 3:  Thewuni Devaraja (IWU) def. Eva Lopez (USF) 6-4, 1-6, 10-4
• No. 4:  Olivia Reed (IWU) def. Alyssa Larsen (USF) 6-1, 6-0
• No. 5:  Laura Moore (IWU) def. Michelle Robert (USF) 6-0, 6-1
• No. 6:  Becky Scurt (IWU) def. Haley McLain (USF) 6-0, 6-1
   

COACH SHIGLEY SAYS…

• “Their top three girls were really good but once again our depth proved to be too much. Alex Mella played a fantastic match at No. 1 for us today. We leave for Spring Break on Wednesday as we play nine matches in 10 days with six of those teams ranked in the top-25. Looking forward to the challenge.”
   

UP NEXT FOR WOMEN’S TENNIS

• Indiana Wesleyan opens the Spring Break trip on March 1 with a match at No. 17 Middle Georgia State in Macon, Georgia.