GREENTOWN, Ind. – No. 23 Indiana Wesleyan University men’s tennis dropped a 6-3 decision on Monday vs. No. 20 Lawrence Tech. The close fought match was contested indoors in Greentown, Indiana.

MATCH VITALS

• Score:  Lawrence Tech def. Indiana Wesleyan, 6-3
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 23-4   |   Lawrence Tech 13-3
• NAIA Rankings:  Indiana Wesleyan – No. 23   |   Lawrence Tech – No. 20  
• Location:   Howard County Tennis Center   |   Greentown, Indiana 

DOUBLES

• No. 1:  Bremer/Horstkoetter (LTU) def. Eli Steiner/Grant Yager (IWU) 8-5
• No. 2:  Diaz/Wenzel (LTU) def. Gavin White/Jacob Rankin (IWU) 9-8
• No. 3:  Joel Montgomery/Austin Christner (IWU) def. Saitov/Alvarez (LTU) 8-4
   

SINGLES

• No. 1:  Daniel Diaz (LTU) def. Gavin White (IWU) 6-1, 6-1
• No. 2:  Eli Steiner (IWU) def. Javier Alvarez (LTU) 6-7, 7-6, 6-4
• No. 3:  Stijn Bremer (LTU) def. Joel Montgomery (IWU) 6-2, 6-1
• No. 4:  Jacob Rankin (IWU) def. Robert Saitov (LTU) 6-1, 6-2
• No. 5:  Jan Horstkoetter (LTU) def. Austin Christner (IWU) 0-6, 6-1, 6-3
• No. 6:  Mason Wenzel (LTU) def. Tyler Abbott (IWU) 6-1, 6-3
   

COACH SHIGLEY SAYS…

• “Incredible battle tonight against the 20th ranked team in the nation. We had a few chances to win the match. No. 2 doubles has two match points and Austin lost a tough three set match. I am super proud of our heart and courage tonight to battle like we did. Eli and Jacob played phenomenal singles today. You can’t duplicate these types of matches in practice. The level play and intensity was at an extremely high level. We are getting better and will continue to do so.”
   

UP NEXT FOR MEN’S TENNIS

• Indiana Wesleyan hosts NCAA DIII foe DePauw (Ind.) on Wednesday. Match time is set for 6 p.m.