LAKELAND/LAKE WALES, Fla. – No. 25 Indiana Wesleyan University men’s tennis earned wins over Southeastern (Fla.) and Warner (Fla.) on Thursday as the Spring Break marathon trip nears its end. IWU has one last match on Saturday vs. No. 9 Cardinal Stritch (Wis.).

MATCH VITALS VS. SOUTHEASTERN

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan def. Southeastern, 5-0
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 21-2   |   Southeastern 1-9
• NAIA Top-25 Poll:  Indiana Wesleyan – No. 25   |   Southeastern – Not ranked  
• Location:   Edgewood Tennis Center   |   Southeastern University   |   Lakeland, Florida 

DOUBLES

• No. 1:  Eli Steiner/Grant Yager (IWU) def. Marcheschi/Dires (SEU) 8-2
• No. 2:  Gavin White/Jacob Rankin (IWU) def. Barbosa/Ortesa (SEU) 8-3
• No. 3:  Joel Montgomery/Austin Christner (IWU) def. Bahniuk/Slingley (SEU) 8-5
   

SINGLES

• No. 1:  Gavin White (IWU) vs. Lucca Marcheschi (SEU) unfinished
• No. 2:  Eli Steiner (IWU) vs. Felipe Barbosa (SEU) 4-6, 4-5 unfinished
• No. 3:  Joel Montgomery (IWU) def. Thomas Ortesa (SEU) 6-2, 6-2
• No. 4:  Jacob Rankin (IWU) def. Hugo Dires (SEU) 6-2, 6-1
• No. 5:  Austin Christner (IWU) vs. Pedro Bahniuk (SEU) 6-3, 3-4 unfinished
• No. 6:  Tyler Abbott (IWU) vs. Aaron Slingley (SEU) 6-2, 1-1 unfinished
   

COACH SHIGLEY SAYS…

“Another solid performance for the men. They continue to play well even though we are tired and worn out. One more match today. Hope we can put together a strong showing against Warner.”


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MATCH VITALS VS. WARNER

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan def. Warner, 5-2
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 22-2   |   Warner 3-5
• NAIA Top-25 Poll:  Indiana Wesleyan – No. 25   |   Warner – Not ranked  
• Location:  Warner University   |   Lake Wales, Florida 

DOUBLES

• No. 1:  Eli Steiner/Grant Yager (IWU) def. Resende/Aquimo (WU) 8-5
• No. 2:  Gavin White/Jacob Rankin (IWU) def. Cavealho/Wagner (WU) 8-3
• No. 3:  Joel Montgomery/Austin Christner (IWU) def. Cuartar/Gambim (WU) 8-6
   

SINGLES

• No. 1:  Eli Steiner (IWU) def. Felipe Resende (WU) 6-1, 6-1
• No. 2:  Mathew Aquimo (WU) def. Gavin White (IWU) 6-1 6-0
• No. 3:  Joel Montgomery (IWU) vs. Julian Cuartar (WU) 5-5 unfinished
• No. 4:  Jacob Rankin (IWU) def. Victor Wagner (WU) 7-5, 0-6, 6-2
• No. 5:  Austin Christner (IWU) vs. Bruno Cavealho (WU) 6-0, 1-3 unfinished
• No. 6:  Roman Gambim (WU) def. Tyler Abbott (IWU) 6-0, 6-2
   

COACH SHIGLEY SAYS…

“Outstanding performance by the men’s team against a very good team from Warner. It is really good to be able to get a win when you are completely drained mentally and physically. I think these types of gutty performances will help us as the season progresses.”

UP NEXT FOR MEN’S TENNIS

• Indiana Wesleyan completes the marathon Spring Break trip with one match on Saturday as IWU plays No. 9 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.