LOUISVILLE, Ky. – No. 24 Indiana Wesleyan University men’s tennis swept NCAA Division II Bellarmine (Ky.) 7-0 on Friday in Louisville, Kentucky. With the victory, Indiana Wesleyan reaches 20 wins on the season for the second consecutive year.

MATCH VITALS

Score:  Indiana Wesleyan def. Bellarmine, 7-0
Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 20-7   |   Bellarmine 3-8    
Location:   Bellarmine University   |   Louisville, Kentucky 

DOUBLES

No. 1:  Eli Steiner/Grant Yager (IWU) def. Caleb Buckman/Sam Rueff (BU) 6-4
No. 2:  Diego Freire/Riley Worland (IWU) def. Michael Staff/Nick Johnson (BU) 6-1
No. 3:  Tyler Abbott/Grant Esposito (IWU) def. Evan Bottorff/Jospeh Naville (BU) 6-4
 

SINGLES

No. 1:  Eli Steiner (IWU) def. Caleb Buckman (BU) 6-2, 6-1
No. 2:  Diego Freire (IWU) def. Evan Bottorff (BU) 5-7, 6-2, 6-4
No. 3:  Grant Esposito (IWU) def. Sam Rueff (BU) 6-4, 7-5
No. 4:  Riley Worland(IWU) def. Michael Staff (BU) 7-5, 6-1
No. 5:  Tyler Abbott (IWU) def. Joseph Naville (BU) 8-3
No. 6:  Andrew Block (IWU) def. Nick Johnson (BU) 8-0
 

COACH SHIGLEY SAYS…

“Solid win today for the guys vs. NCAA DII Bellarmine. It was a clean sweep as we were able to get every point today, including all three doubles matches. We have about a 13-day break before our next match. This is an opportunity for us to heal and work on some specific things in our game.”
 

UP NEXT FOR MEN’S TENNIS

Indiana Wesleyan plays Lindenwood-Belleville (Ill.) on April 4. The match begins at 4 p.m. at the Sutter Tennis Center.