MARION, Ind. – No. 9 Indiana Wesleyan University women’s tennis defeated Marian 4-0 to win the Crossroads League Tournament Championship for the 28th year in a row. The pair of Maddie Bemisderfer and Thewuni Devaraja lead the way from the beginning winning #1 doubles in straight sets. Maddie Bemisderfer, Lena Golz, and Laura Moore then won the last three points in #1, #2, and #5 singles respectively. With the victory, the Wildcats completed their dominating season where they won 103 out of 107 points. The Wildcats finish their fall season undefeated at 18-0 and as Crossroads League Champions, giving them an automatic bid to the National Tournament in the Spring.

MATCH VITALS

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

DOUBLES

• No. 1:  Maddie Bemisderfer/Thewuni Devaraja (IWU) def. Lueken/Mullaney (MU) 6-0
• No. 2:  Lena Golz/Ellie Snider (IWU) def. Kuebler/ Simion (MU) 6-2
• No. 3:  Laura Moore/Sabrina Porter (IWU) def. Wood/Haygood (MU) Unfinished

SINGLES

• No. 1:  Maddie Bemisderfer (IWU) def. Maria Lueken (MU) 6-1, 6-2
• No. 2:  Lena Golz (IWU) def. Laura Kuebler (MU) 6-1, 6-0
• No. 3:  Thewuni Devaraja (IWU) def. Betija Dusele (MU) Unfinished
• No. 4:  Ellie Snider (IWU) def. Teodora Simion (MU) Unfinished
• No. 5:  Laura Moore (IWU) def. Liza Lewis (MU) 6-1, 6-4
• No. 6:  Sabrina Porter (IWU) def. Mary Mullaney (MU) Unfinished

COACH SHIGLEY PERSPECTIVE

•  “This is the 28th year in a row that we have won the Crossroads League Tournament Championship. We felt like we were very vulnerable this year after losing our number 1 player, Lizzie Bauss to an injury. With Lizzie Bauss out with injury, every girl in the lineup rose to the occasion and elevated their game to another level. Beating a very good Marian team 4-0 was incredible tonight. Great victory for our girls. We are so proud of our girls and how they conducted themselves on the court! We are honored to represent the Crossroads League and IWU at the National Tournament again this year! This win allows us to simply focus on getting better for the National Tournament in May.”

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