MARION, Ind. – The Indiana Wesleyan University men’s tennis team completed the regular season on Saturday with wins over Grace (Ind.) and Taylor (Ind.). IWU now prepares for postseason play with the NCCAA and NAIA National Championships taking place in May.

MATCH VITALS VS. GRACE

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan def. Grace, 6-0
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 26-9   |   Grace 4-7
• NAIA Rankings:  Indiana Wesleyan – No. 22   |   Grace – Not ranked  
• Location:   Sutter Tennis Center   |   Indiana Wesleyan University   |   Marion, Indiana 

DOUBLES

• No. 1:  Eli Steiner/Grant Yager (IWU) def. Kurkulin/Zamora (GC) 8-6
• No. 2:  Joel Montgomery/Austin Christner (IWU) def. Yoder/Bates (GC) 8-1
• No. 3:  Tyler Abbott/Gavin White (IWU) def. Yoder/Fonseca (GC) 8-2
   

SINGLES

• No. 1:  Eli Steiner (IWU) vs. Kurkulin (GC) 3-6, 2-3 [unfinished]
• No. 2:  Joel Montgomery (IWU) def. Zamora (GC) 6-1, 6-2
• No. 3:  Jacob Rankin (IWU) def. Fonseca (GC) 6-3, 6-1
• No. 4:  Austin Christner (IWU) vs. Fonseca (GC) 6-3, 3-3 [unfinished]
• No. 5:  Andrew Block (IWU) def. Yoder (GC) 6-1, 6-0
• No. 6:  Caleb Contrell (IWU) vs. Bates (GC) 4-6, 1-1 [unfinished]
  
   

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MATCH VITALS VS. TAYLOR

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan def. Taylor, 5-0
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 27-9   |   Taylor 6-16
• NAIA Rankings:  Indiana Wesleyan – No. 22   |   Taylor – Not ranked  
• Location:   Sutter Tennis Center   |   Indiana Wesleyan University   |   Marion, Indiana 

DOUBLES

• No. 1:  Eli Steiner/Grant Yager (IWU) def. Danelli/Jacquottet (TU) 8-1
• No. 2:  Joel Montgomery/Austin Christner (IWU) def. Iglesias/LaCascio (TU) 8-1
• No. 3:  Gavin White/Tyler Abbott (IWU) def. All/Herbruck (TU) 8-2
   

SINGLES

• No. 1:  Eli Steiner (IWU) vs. Christen Jacquottet (TU) 6-2, 2-0 [unfinished]
• No. 2:  Joel Montgomery (IWU) def. Salvador LaCascio (TU) 6-1, 6-2
• No. 3:  Jacob Rankin (IWU) def. Stephen All (TU) 6-1, 6-1
• No. 4:  Austin Christner (IWU) vs. Jake Herbruck (TU) 6-0, 3-1 [unfinished]
• No. 5:  Andrew Block (IWU) vs. Andrew Danelli (TU) 6-5 [unfinished]
• No. 6:  Caleb Contrell (IWU) vs. Victor Cheng (TU) 4-3 [unfinished]
   

COACH SHIGLEY SAYS…

• “On Senior Day, the guys continued to dominate the teams from the Crossroads League. In three matches over the weekend, the men did not lose a single point. It was great to recognize our five seniors and to highlight their amazing contribution to our program. We had a really large crowd with lots of family members which just made for an exciting day. The guys had an outstanding regular season.”

UP NEXT FOR MEN’S TENNIS

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

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