MARION, Ind. – Indiana Wesleyan University men’s tennis won two tough matches on Saturday vs. Huntington (Ind.) and Judson (Ill.). IWU opened the day with a Crossroads League win over Huntington 6-3 and ended the long day with a 5-2 non-league win against Judson.
MATCH VITALS VS. HUNTINGTON
Score: Indiana Wesleyan def. Huntington, 6-3
Records: Indiana Wesleyan 8-0, 7-0 Crossroads League | Huntington 5-3, 4-3 Crossroads League
Location: Sutter Tennis Center | Indiana Wesleyan University | Marion, Indiana
DOUBLES
No. 1: Eli Steiner/Grant Yager (IWU) def. Poncio/Rongos (HU) 8-5
No. 2: Echevarria/Turaba (HU) def. Diego Freire/Riley Worland (IWU) 8-2
No. 3: Tyler Abbott/Grant Esposito (IWU) def. Martinez/Salas (HU) 8-3
SINGLES
No. 1: Eli Steiner (IWU) def. Ignacio Poncio (HU) 6-1, 6-1
No. 2: Diego Freire (IWU) def. Illia Turaba (HU) 6-3, 4-6, 11-9
No. 3: Grant Esposito (IWU) def. Mariano Echevarria (HU) 6-0, retired
No. 4: Riley Worland (IWU) def. Sebastian Salas (HU) 6-1, 6-2
No. 5: Giovanni Martinez (HU) def. Tyler Abbott (IWU) 6-7, 6-4, 10-4
No. 6: Niko Rongos (HU) def. Andrew Block (IWU) 6-3, 2-6, 10-3
COACH SHIGLEY SAYS…
“Doubles play for the men has been driving this team all season. We have been able to be up either 2-1 or 3-0 after doubles every match so far. Today was no different. I like how this team is learning to pick each other up. It is the first of two matches today so it was huge to get another big league win. Diego played an outstanding match in singles, winning 11-9 in the third set. We really needed our top three players to come through and they all played well.”
MATCH VITALS VS. JUDSON
Score: Indiana Wesleyan def. Judson, 5-2
Records: Indiana Wesleyan 9-0 | Judson 1-3
Location: Sutter Tennis Center | Indiana Wesleyan University | Marion, Indiana
DOUBLES
No. 1: Veltkamp/Kersmell (JU) def. Eli Steiner/Grant Yager (IWU) 8-4
No. 2: Diego Freire/Grant Esposito (IWU) def. Hancox/Corveelles (JU) 8-6
No. 3: Riley Worland/Parker Kalis (IWU) def. Ingrassia/Berg (JU) 8-4
SINGLES
No. 1: Eli Steiner (IWU) def. Chris Veltkamp (JU) 6-3, 6-0
No. 2: Chris Kersmell (JU) def. Diego Freire (IWU) 6-2, 6-2
No. 3: Grant Esposito (IWU) def. Joel Hancox (JU) 6-3, 6-4
No. 4: Riley Worland (IWU) vs. Dimitri Ingrassia (JU) 6-3, 4-2 [unfinished]
No. 5: Tyler Abbott (IWU) vs. Brandon Covreelles (JU) 6-4, 4-4 [unfinished]
No. 6: Andrew Block (IWU) def. Marcus Berg (JU) 6-2, 6-2
COACH SHIGLEY SAYS…
“This just might be the best win for our men this season. Judson is an excellent team. We feel very blessed to walk away with a win today. I thought we came out with better energy tonight and that helped us secure the victory. Eli and Grant played awesome tonight. I thought Andrew at No. 6 was going to be a major key to our success tonight and he came through in a big way.”
UP NEXT FOR MEN’S TENNIS
Indiana Wesleyan is home on Tuesday in a Crossroads League match with Spring Arbor (Mich.). Match time is set for 4 p.m. at the Sutter Tennis Center.
