LAKELAND/LAKE WALES, Fla. – No. 5 Indiana Wesleyan University women’s tennis defeated Southeastern (Fla.) and Warner (Fla.) today in Florida. The 23-0 start to the season is the best since IWU won 23 straight to open the 2008-09 season.

MATCH VITALS

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan def. Southeastern, 6-0
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 22-0   |   Southeastern 2-9
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - No. 5   |    Southeastern – Not ranked
• Location:   Edgewood Tennis Center   |   Southeastern University   |   Lakeland, Florida 

DOUBLES

• No. 1:  Alex Mella/Lizzie Bauss (IWU) def. Richardo/Myrtle (SEU) 8-3
• No. 2:  Marissa Klein/Thewuni Devaraja (IWU) def. Marshall/Bacherms (SEU) 8-1
• No. 3:  Laura Moore/Becky Scurt (IWU) def. Doan/Brookhouser (SEU) 8-0
   

SINGLES

• No. 1:  Alex Mella (IWU) vs. Sharienre Richardo (SEU) 6-0, 2-1 unfinished
• No. 2:  Lizzie Bauss (IWU) vs. Angelique Myrtle (SEU) 1-6, 1-0 unfinished
• No. 3:  Thewuni Devaraja (IWU) vs. Gabby Marshall (SEU) 6-3, 3-3 unfinished
• No. 4:  Laura Moore (IWU) def. Nicole Bacherms (SEU) 6-0, 6-2
• No. 5:  Becky Scurt (IWU) def. Michelle Doan (SEU) 6-1, 6-0
• No. 6:  Sabrina Porter (IWU) def. Sydni Brookhouser (SEU) 6-0, 6-1
   

COACH SHIGLEY SAYS…

“It was nice to be able to rest a few girls this morning. We are really tired and sore. Hope we can finish the day strong against Warner.”

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MATCH VITALS VS. WARNER

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan def. Warner, 6-0
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 23-0   |   Warner 3-6
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - No. 5   |   Warner – Not ranked
• Location:   Warner University   |   Lake Wales, Florida 
   

DOUBLES

• No. 1:  Alex Mella/Lizzie Bauss (IWU) def. Silva/Ordonez (WU) 8-0
• No. 2:  Marissa Klein/Thewuni Devaraja (IWU) def. Zahn/Collings (WU) 8-1
• No. 3:  Laura Moore/Becky Scurt (IWU) def. Prado/Kamei (WU) 8-0
   

SINGLES

• No. 1:  Alex Mella (IWU) def. Andrea Silva (WU) 6-3, 6-3
• No. 2:  Thewuni Devaraja (IWU) vs. Paula Ordonez (WU) DNP
• No. 3:  Marissa Klein (IWU) def. Hanna Zahn (WU) 6-3, 6-0
• No. 4:  Laura Moore (IWU) vs. Ammaleigh Collings (WU) DNP
• No. 5:  Becky Scurt (IWU) def. Luiza Prado (WU) 6-1, 6-0
• No. 6:  Sabrina Porter (IWU) vs. Veronica Kamei (WU) DNP
   

COACH SHIGLEY SAYS…

“The women’s team continues to win convincingly. Again, we were able to strategically rest some of our girls who are tired, sore, and hurt. The girls are playing really good tennis. I love their attitudes both on and off the court. They are really coming together as a team.”


UP NEXT FOR WOMEN’S TENNIS

• Indiana Wesleyan completes the marathon Spring Break trip with one match on Saturday as IWU plays No. 12 Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) at 9 a.m. in Lawrenceville, Georgia. The match schedule for Saturday afternoon vs. No. 1 Georgia Gwinnett has been canceled due to schedule conflicts.