MARION, Ind. – No. 22 Indiana Wesleyan University beat #23 Marian 4-1 to become Crossroads League Champions. With the victory the Wildcats completed their undefeated 18-0 season. After losing at #1 doubles, the Wildcats won #2 and #3 doubles to take the advantage heading into singles. Eli Steiner, Martin Carrizo, and Isaac Steiner all won in singles to take the victory for the Wildcats. With the victory the Wildcats completed their undefeated fall season winning 97 out of 106 points on the season and receive an automatic bid to the National Tournament in the Spring as League Champions.

MATCH VITALS

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan def. Marian (Ind.) 4-1
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 18-0   |   Marian 10-2
• Location:   Sutter Tennis Center | Marion, Ind.

DOUBLES

• No. 1:  Grant Esposito/Isaac Steiner (IWU) vs. Ian Deters/Diogo Jesus (MU) 4-6
• No. 2:  Eli Steiner/Mariano Jalif (IWU) def. Armando Lopez/Dmitrii Voshchenkov (MU) 6-4
• No. 3:  Diego Freire/Martin Carrizo (IWU) def. Hunter Sylvester/Greg Fulling (MU) 6-4

SINGLES

• No. 1:  Eli Steiner (IWU) def. Camilo Mesa (MU) 6-3, 6-3
• No. 2:  Martin Carrizo (IWU) def. Dimitri Voshchenkov (MU) 6-2, 6-0
• No. 3:  Diego Freire (IWU) def. Hunter Sylvester (MU) Unfinished
• No. 4:  Isaac Steiner (IWU) def. Diego Jesus (MU) 6-4, 6-4
• No. 5:  Grant Esposito (IWU) def. Ian Deiters (MU) Unfinished
• No. 6:  Alex Serwatka (IWU) vs Armando Lopez (MU) 3-6, 1-6

COACH SHIGLEY PERSPECTIVE

• “The Championship Trophy comes back to IWU. The men played phenomenal tennis tonight against a gritty fired up Marian team. Marian is a top 20 program, we feel very blessed to walk away with the Conference Championship! This season we showed our consistency, depth, and strength throughout the lineup. Winning an automatic bid to the National Tournament in the Spring really takes the pressure off so that we can focus on getting better and playing great competition. We are thrilled with this win and honored to represent the Crossroads League and IWU at the National Tournament.”

UP NEXT

• The Wildcats return to the court in the Spring to defend their league championship.

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