MARION, Ind. – No. 9 Indiana Wesleyan University women’s tennis easily defeated Grant County rival Taylor (Ind.) by a 5-0 score on Friday at the Sutter Tennis Center. IWU lost a total of three games in doubles and quickly won a pair of singles matches to earn the win at the Wildcat Tennis Invitational.

MATCH VITALS

Score:  Indiana Wesleyan def. Taylor, 5-0
Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 28-6   |   Taylor 11-6
Location:   Sutter Tennis Center   |   Indiana Wesleyan University   |   Marion, Indiana
 

DOUBLES

1.  Alex Mella/Lizzie Bauss (IWU) def. Alexa Kling/Molly Fletchall (TU) 8-0
2.  Thewuni Devaraja/Maddie Bemisderfer (IWU) def. Courtney Clark/Taelor Grose (TU) 8-0
3.  Marissa Klein/Laura Moore (IWU) def. Lydia Browning/Julianna Hotmire (TU) 8-3
 

SINGLES

1.  Lizzie Bauss (IWU) vs. Molly Fletchall (TU) 6-3, 2-1
2.  Alex Mella (IWU) vs. Alexa Kling (TU) 6-2, 5-0
3.  Maddie Bemisderfer (IWU) def. K. Gray (TU) 6-0, 6-0
4.  Marissa Klein (IWU) def. Taelor Grose (TU) 6-2, 6-0
5.  Laura Moore (IWU) vs. Julianna Hotmire (TU) 6-2, 2-0
6.  Sabrina Porter (IWU) vs. M. Schultz (TU) 6-1, 3-3
 

COACH SHIGLEY SAYS…

“I loved the energy that our girls brought to the court tonight. They dominated play from the very first serve. They played aggressive and smooth through the heavy winds. It was awesome.”

UP NEXT

Indiana Wesleyan plays Huntington in the final match of the Wildcat Tennis Invitational on Saturday. The match begins at 10 a.m.