MARION, Ind. – No. 9 Indiana Wesleyan University women’s tennis defeated St. Francis 7-0 in their first match of Crossroads League Tournament. The pair of Lena Golz and Ellie Snider won #2 doubles in straight sets and Maddie Bemisderfer only lost one match out of thirteen from the #1 singles spot. The Wildcats improved to 16-0 on the season and move on to the semifinals to play Huntington on October 3rd.

MATCH VITALS

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan def. St. Francis (Ind.) 7-0
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 16-0   |   St. Francis (Ind.) 2-11
• Location:   Sutter Tennis Center |   Marion, Ind.

DOUBLES

• No. 1:  Maddie Bemisderfer/Thewuni Devaraja (IWU) def. Sarah Liter/Kenya Hill (SF) 6-2
• No. 2:  Lena Golz/Ellie Snider (IWU) def. Taylor Stanchin/Regina Faber (SF) 6-0
• No. 3:  Laura Moore/Kayla Dubuque (IWU) def. Jessica Henline/Maddy DeRoo (SF) 6-3

SINGLES

• No. 1:  Maddie Bemisderfer (IWU) def. Kenya Hill (SF) 6-0, 6-1
• No. 2:  Lena Golz (IWU) def. Jessica Henline (SF) 6-0, 6-2
• No. 3:  Thewuni Devaraja (IWU) def. Taylor Stanchin (SF) 6-0, 6-3
• No. 4:  Laura Moore (IWU) def. Regina Faber (SF) 6-1, 6-0
• No. 5:  Ellie Snider (IWU) def. Sarah Liter (SF) 6-2, 6-3
• No. 6:  Sabrina Porter (IWU) def. Maddy DeRoo (SF) 6-0, 6-1

COACH SHIGLEY PERSPECTIVE

•  “The girls played solid tennis tonight. We are pleased with both the effort and results. Good start to the league tournament.”

UP NEXT

• Indiana Wesleyan women’s tennis moves on to the Crossroads League Tournament semifinals against Huntington on October 3rd. Play begins at 4pm at Sutter Tennis Center.

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