MACON, Ga. – No. 25 Indiana Wesleyan University men’s tennis began their Spring Break Trip on Saturday with a close fought 6-3 loss at No. 22 Coastal Georgia in Macon, Georgia. The Wildcats obtained the early lead as they won two of three doubles matches.

MATCH VITALS

Score:  Coastal Georgia def. Indiana Wesleyan, 6-3
Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 18-4   |   Coastal Georgia 5-2     
Location:   John Drew Tennis Center   |   Macon, Ga.

DOUBLES

No. 1:  Hulme/Dolan (CGU) def. Eli Steiner/Grant Yager (IWU) 8-2
No. 2:  Diego Freire/Riley Worland (IWU) def. Chiaradia/Ramokogore (CGU) 8-4
No. 3:  Andrew Block/Grant Esposito (IWU) def. Gravelle/Farina (CGU) 8-5
 

SINGLES

No. 1:  Matt Hulme (CGU def. Eli Steiner (IWU) 6-4, 6-0
No. 2:  Ben Dolan (CGU) def. Diego Freire (IWU) 6-1, 6-3
No. 3:  Grant Esposito (IWU) def. Eric Gravelle (CGU) 6-2, 6-2
No. 4:  Bautista Chiaradia (CGU) def. Riley Worland (IWU) 6-4, 6-3
No. 5:  Khanya Romokogore (CGU) def. Andrew Block (IWU) 6-3, 6-2
No. 6:  Adrian Farina (CGU) def. Grant Yager (IWU) 6-1, 6-4
 

COACH SHIGLEY SAYS…

“Our men played excellent doubles to go up 2-1, which positioned us to pull and upset. However, Coastal Georgia was too much for us in singles today. It is always difficult for our teams to go down South and play well after not playing outdoors for more than four months. We will only get better as we get more reps outside.”
 

UP NEXT FOR MEN’S TENNIS

Indiana Wesleyan plays No. 7 Cumberland (Tenn.) on Saturday in Macon, Georgia. Match time is set for 10 a.m.