NEW ALBANY, Ind. – After a long layoff the Indiana Wesleyan University women’s tennis team returned to action on Thursday at IU Southeast. The Wildcats quickly dispatched the Grenadiers in a 5-0 win in New Albany.

MATCH VITALS

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan def. IU Southeast, 5-0
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 24-2   |   IU Southeast 3-6
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - No. 9   |    IU Southeast – Not ranked
• Location:   IUSE Tennis Complex   |   IU Southeast   |   New Albany, Indiana
   

DOUBLES

• No. 1:  Alex Mella/Lizzie Bauss (IWU) def. Frank/Horton (IUSE) 8-2
• No. 2:  Olivia Reed/Marissa Klein (IWU) def. Winchell/Greenwell (IUSE) 8-3
• No. 3:  Sabrina Porter/Becky Scurt (IWU) def. Applegate/Mattox (IUSE) 9-7
   

SINGLES

• No. 1:  Alex Mella (IWU) vs. Dana Frank (IUSE) 6-2, 2-4 [unfinished]
• No. 2:  Lizzie Bauss (IWU) vs. Tam Horton (IUSE) 6-2, 2-1 [unfinished]
• No. 3:  Olivia Reed (IWU) vs. Lauren Winchell (IUSE) 6-4 [unfinished]
• No. 4:  Marissa Klein (IWU) def. Camille Greenwell (IUSE) 6-3, 6-0
• No. 5:  Laura Moore (IWU) def. Alexis Applegate (IUSE) 6-1, 6-4
• No. 6:  Becky Scurt (IWU) vs. Jeanie Soto (IUSE) 6-4 [unfinished]
   

COACH SHIGLEY SAYS…

• “It has been three weeks since we have played a match so this was really good practice for us to get back into match shape. We will need to play better the next couple of days as we play some really tough competition.”
   

UP NEXT FOR WOMEN’S TENNIS

• Indiana Wesleyan battles No. 6 William Carey (Miss.) on Friday in a top-10 showdown. The match begins at 4 p.m. at a neutral site at Lindsey Wilson (Ky.).