MARION, Ind. – No. 5 Northwestern Ohio defeated No. 23 Indiana Wesleyan University men’s tennis 5-1 on Thursday. The No. 2-doubles teams of Gavin White and Jacob Rankin picked up an 8-4 win for the Wildcats.

MATCH VITALS

• Score:  Northwestern Ohio def. Indiana Wesleyan, 5-1
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 24-7   |   Northwestern Ohio 7-5
• NAIA Rankings:  Indiana Wesleyan – No. 23   |   Northwestern Ohio – No. 5
• Location:   Sutter Tennis Center   |   Indiana Wesleyan University   |   Marion, Indiana 

DOUBLES

• No. 1:  Popa/Baciu (UNO) def. Eli Steiner/Grant Yaeger (IWU) 8-3
• No. 2:  Gavin White/Jacob Rankin (IWU) def. Colicovschi/Lamy (UNO) 8-4
• No. 3:  Salazar/Kaplusch (UNO) def. Austin Christner/Andrew Block (IWU) 8-2
   

SINGLES

• No. 1:  Popa (UNO) def. Eli Steiner (IWU) 6-3, 6-1
• No. 2:  Gavin White (IWU) vs. Salazar (UNO) 6-4, 4-4 [unfinished]
• No. 3:  Colicovschi (UNO) def. Jacob Rankin (IWU) 6-0, 6-0
• No. 4:  Austin Christner (IWU) vs. Bacui (UNO) 2-6, 3-5 [unfinished]
• No. 5:  Kaplusch (UNO) def. Tyler Abbott (IWU) 6-0, 6-3
• No. 6:  Grant Yaeger (IWU) vs. Barcelo (UNO) 6-2, 3-1 [unfinished]
   

COACH SHIGLEY SAYS…

• “Playing top-10 teams is really good for us. It shows that we can compete with the best teams in the NAIA but also gives us things to work on and get better. Gavin White played phenomenal tennis today. We need him to continue to play at this level.”
   

UP NEXT FOR MEN’S TENNIS

• Indiana Wesleyan updated the weekend schedule. IWU plays Davenport (Mich.) at 5 p.m. on Friday at Sutter Tennis Center and then battles Grand Valley State (Mich.) at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday at Greentown.