MOBILE, Ala. – Indiana Wesleyan University women’s tennis earned a NCCAA national semifinal appearance on the first day of competition in Mobile, Alabama. IWU defeated Colorado Christian and Bluefield (Va.) on Tuesday and wraps up pool play on Wednesday.

MATCH VITALS VS. COLORADO CHRISTIAN

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan def. Colorado Christian, 5-0
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 30-4   |   Colorado Christian 9-12
• NCCAA Seeds:  Indiana Wesleyan – No. 1   |   Colorado Christian – No. 8
• Location:   Mobile Tennis Center   |   Mobile, Alabama

DOUBLES

• No. 1:  Alex Mella/Lizzie Bauss (IWU) def. Ritchey/Westrom (CCU) 8-1
• No. 2:  Olivia Reed/Thewuni Devaraja (IWU) def. Stinchcomb/Schott (CCU) 8-1
• No. 3:  Laura Moore/Marissa Klein (IWU) def. Soler/Mailey (CCU) 8-1
   

SINGLES

• No. 1:  Alex Mella (IWU) vs. Ryanne Ritchey (CCU) 6-2, 3-0 [unfinished]
• No. 2:  Lizzie Bauss (IWU) vs. Taylor Westrom (CCU) 6-3, 1-1 [unfinished]
• No. 3:  Olivia Reed (IWU) vs. Kelly Stinchcomb (CCU) 6-0, 3-0 [unfinished]
• No. 4:  Laura Moore (IWU) vs. Brooklyn Mailey (CCU) 6-3, 1-1 [unfinished]
• No. 5:  Becky Scurt (IWU) def. Sarah Jane Schott (CCU) 6-0, 6-1
• No. 6:  Sabrina Porter (IWU) def.  Julianne Soler (CCU) 6-0, 6-0

COACH SHIGLEY SAYS…

• “The girls won their 30th match of the season. We had a really good week of practice last week and the girls came ready to play. Going up 3-0 after doubles allowed us to rest some people. Becky and Sabrina took the opportunity to win the singles points. This afternoon should be a tougher match so we will need to be ready.”

MATCH VITALS VS. BLUEFIELD

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan def. Bluefield, 5-0
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 31-4   |   Bluefield 7-8
• NCCAA Seeds:  Indiana Wesleyan – No. 1   |   Bluefield – No. 5
• Location:   Mobile Tennis Center   |   Mobile, Alabama
   

DOUBLES

• No. 1:  Alex Mella/Lizzie Bauss (IWU) def. Sanchez/Orozco (BC) 8-5
• No. 2:  Olivia Reed/Thewuni Devaraja (IWU) def. Mendoza/Roach (BC) 8-4
• No. 3:  Laura Moore/Marissa Klein (IWU) won by default
   

SINGLES

• No. 1:  Alex Mella (IWU) vs. Gema Mendoza (BC) [unfinished]
• No. 2:  Lizzie Bauss (IWU) vs. Paloma Sanchez (BC) [unfinished]
• No. 3:  Olivia Reed (IWU) vs. Arianna Orozco (BC) [unfinished]
• No. 4:  Thewuni Devaraja (IWU) vs. Mykenzie Roach (BC) [unfinished]
• No. 5:  Marissa Klein (IWU) won by default
• No. 6:  Laura Moore (IWU) won by default
   

COACH SHIGLEY SAYS…

• “Bluefield only has four players so we started the match ahead 3-0. I was worried the girls would have a mental let down but they came out firing on all cylinders and won the match 5-0 after doubles play. In this heat, it is really nice to get a quick win.”

UP NEXT

• Indiana Wesleyan battles No. 4-seed Emmanuel (Ga.) at 9:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday in the final pool play match. Both teams are 2-0 in pool play and earned national semifinal appearances on Thursday.