LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – No. 5 Indiana Wesleyan University women’s tennis completed their Spring Break trip on Saturday and lost 5-3 to No. 12 Cardinal Stritch (Wis.). The loss ends the IWU win streak of 23 matches to begin the 2017-18 season.

MATCH VITALS

• Score:  Cardinal Stritch def. Indiana Wesleyan, 5-3
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 23-1   |   Cardinal Stritch 4-3
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - No. 5   |   Cardinal Stritch – No. 12
• Location:   Georgia Gwinnett College   |   Lawrenceville, Georgia
   

DOUBLES

• No. 1:  Alex Mella/Lizzie Bauss (IWU) def. Triwari/Kelly (CSU) 8-6
• No. 2:  Hollosy/Keller (CSU) def. Olivia Reed/Thewuni Devaraja (IWU) 8-1
• No. 3:  Elze/Gruber (CSU) def. Marissa Klein/Laura Moore (IWU) 84
   

SINGLES

• No. 1:  Lizzie Bauss (IWU) def. Triwari (CSU) 6-2, 6-1
• No. 2:  Elze (CSU) def. Alex Mella (IWU) 6-3, 6-4
• No. 3:  Thewuni Devaraja (IWU) def. Gruber (CSU) 6-2, 6-3
• No. 4:  Marissa Klein (IWU) vs. Keller (CSU) 2-6, 6-1, 1-4 unfinished
• No. 5:  Hollosy (CSU) def. Laura Moore (IWU) 5-7, 6-3, 6-1
• No. 6:  Tait (CSU) def. Becky Scurt (IWU) 6-0, 6-0
   

COACH SHIGLEY SAYS…

• “The win streak for the girls finally ended. I am really proud of our girls and how they handled themselves today in the midst of great adversity. Olivia did not play singles due to a hurt foot, Marissa played with a sprained ankle, Laura played with a sprained ankle and the flue, and the rest of the girls were tired and sore from all of our matches. These kinds of things build character and we will grow from this experience. Overall, we had an amazing spring break going 7-1 and beating five ranked teams along the way. Looking forward to the rest of the season.”
   

UP NEXT FOR WOMEN’S TENNIS

• Indiana Wesleyan takes a few days off before returning to action on Friday vs. Bellarmine (Ky.). The match begins at 4 p.m. at the Sutter Tennis Center.