GREENTOWN, Ind. – No. 9 Indiana Wesleyan University women’s tennis dropped their second straight match with an 8-1 loss to NCAA DII Bellarmine (Ky.). The match was played indoors at the Howard County Tennis Center.

MATCH VITALS

• Score:  Bellarmine def. Indiana Wesleyan, 8-1
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 23-2   |   Bellarmine 13-1  
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - No. 9   |    Bellarmine – Not ranked (NCAA II)
• Location:   Howard County Tennis Center   |   Greentown, Indiana 
   

DOUBLES

• No. 1:  Walroth/Jonathan (BU) def. Alex Mella/Lizzie Bauss (IWU) 8-6
• No. 2:  Skonieczny/Ratcliff (BU) def. Olivia Reed/Thewuni Devaraja (IWU) 8-1
• No. 3:  Motter/Fley (BU) def. Marissa Klein/Laura Moore (IWU) 8-6
   

SINGLES

• No. 1:  Jennifer Skonieczny (BU) def. Alex Mella (IWU) 3-6, 6-1, 6-0 
• No. 2:  Lizzie Bauss (IWU) def. Maggie Walroth (BU) 6-0, 6-1
• No. 3:  Ashlee Jonathan (BU) def. Marissa Klein (IWU) 2-6, 6-1, 6-1
• No. 4:  Marissa Covach (BU) def. Laura Moore (IWU) 2-5 retired
• No. 5:  Ava Ratcliff (BU) def. Becky Scurt (IWU) 8-3
• No. 6:  Mairin Cotter (BU) def. Sabrina Porter (IWU) 8-3

COACH SHIGLEY SAYS…

• “This match showed how much we are physically hurting right now. We had to sit our No. 3 and No. 4 players; we had another girl who tried to play but had to retire in the first set, and another player who can hardly lift her arm above her head. We need to get physically healthy. These kinds of injuries also affect the mind. Once we get healthy, I know the girls will bounce back and finish the season strong.”
   

UP NEXT FOR WOMEN’S TENNIS

• Indiana Wesleyan hosts DePauw (Ind.) on Wednesday at Sutter Tennis Center. The match begins at 6 p.m.