MARION, Ind. –Indiana Wesleyan University women’s tennis wrapped up the regular season with two wins at the Mark Richards Classic held at the Sutter Tennis Center. IWU won a pair of non-league contests vs. Grace (Ind.) and Taylor (Ind.) to improve to 29-4 this season.

MATCH VITALS VS. GRACE

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan def. Grace, 5-2
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 28-4   |   Grace 4-7
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - No. 9   |   Grace – Not ranked
• Location:   Sutter Tennis Center   |   Indiana Wesleyan University   |   Marion, Indiana

DOUBLES

• No. 1:  Alex Mella/Lizzie Bauss (IWU) def. Mast/Jackson (GC) 9-8
• No. 2:  Copeland/Fitzpatrick (GC) def. Courtney Clark/Josie Gray (IWU) 8-3
• No. 3:  Diehl/Bankson (GC) def. Makenzie Estrem/Jennifer Lee (IWU) 8-4
   

SINGLES

• No. 1:  Alex Mella (IWU) def. Mast (GC) 6-3, 6-1
• No. 2:  Lizzie Bauss (IWU) def. Copeland (GC) 1-0 [retired]
• No. 3:  Olivia Reed (IWU) vs. Jackson (GC) 3-6 [unfinished]
• No. 4:  Marissa Klein (IWU) def. Fitzpatrick (GC) 6-2, 6-0
• No. 5:  Laura Moore (IWU) def. Diehl (GC) 6-0, 6-1
• No. 6:  Becky Scurt (IWU) vs. Bankson (GC) 6-3, 5-2 [unfinished]
   

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MATCH VITALS VS. TAYLOR

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan def. Taylor, 5-1
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 29-4   |   Taylor 6-16
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - No. 9   |   Taylor – Not ranked
• Location:   Sutter Tennis Center   |   Indiana Wesleyan University   |   Marion, Indiana

DOUBLES

• No. 1:  Alex Mella/Lizzie Bauss (IWU) def. Fletchall/Kling (TU) 8-1
• No. 2:  Courtney Clark/Josie Gray (IWU) def. Hoffman/Pile (TU) 8-3
• No. 3:  Gray/Durling (TU) def. Makenzie Estrem/Jennifer Lee (IWU) 8-2
   

SINGLES

• No. 1:  Lizzie Bauss (IWU) vs. Fletchall (TU) 6-2, 3-3 [unfinished]
• No. 2:  Alex Mella (IWU) def. Kling (TU) 6-1, 6-2
• No. 3:  Olivia Reed (IWU) def. Gray (TU) 6-0, 6-0
• No. 4:  Laura Moore (IWU) vs. Hoffman (TU) 6-2, 5-2 [unfinished]
• No. 5:  Sabrina Porter (IWU) vs. Pile (TU) 6-0, 4-0 [unfinished]
• No. 6:  Courtney Clark (IWU) def. Durling (TU) 6-0, 6-1
   

COACH SHIGLEY SAYS…

• “It was Senior Day and it was great to recognize our wonderful seniors. We had the seniors play No. 2 and No. 3 doubles and it added lots of excitement to our matches. We had a large crowd with plenty of family members in attendance which made for a really fun day. The girls took care of business and came away with two more victories to wrap up our regular season.”

UP NEXT

• Indiana Wesleyan next plays in the NCCAA National Championship. The tournament will be held May 8-11 in Mobile, Alabama.