MARION, Ind. – No. 9 Indiana Wesleyan University women’s tennis won their home finale on Saturday with a 5-0 win over Huntington (Ind.). Two IWU seniors playing in their final home contest – Marissa Klein and Alex Mella – completed the match win with 6-0, 6-0 wins in their singles matches.
MATCH VITALS
Score: Indiana Wesleyan def. Huntington, 5-0
Records: Indiana Wesleyan 29-6 | Huntington 12-6
Location: Sutter Tennis Center | Indiana Wesleyan University | Marion, Indiana
DOUBLES
1. Alex Mella/Lizzie Bauss (IWU) def. Meg Dolde/Morgan Fitzpatrick (HU) 8-3
2. Thewuni Devaraja/Maddie Bemisderfer (IWU) def. Lisa Coiling/Lanae Singleton (HU) 8-4
3. Marissa Klein/Laura Moore (IWU) def. Marla Odendahl/Nastia Evestifeeva (HU) 8-1
SINGLES
1. Lizzie Bauss (IWU) vs. Meg Dolde (HU) 6-1, 1-2
2. Alex Mella (IWU) def. Morgan Fitzpatrick (HU) 6-0, 6-0
3. Maddie Bemisderfer (IWU) vs. Lisa Coiling (HU) 6-3, 4-0
4. Marissa Klein (IWU) def. Nastia Evestifeeva (HU) 6-0, 6-0
5. Laura Moore (IWU) vs. Marla Odendahl (HU) 5-5
6. Sabrina Porter (IWU) vs. Molly Burton (HU) 6-3
COACH SHIGLEY SAYS…
“The girls played phenomenal tennis today. In fact, we played great tennis all weekend. It was very fitting for our two seniors, Alex Mella and Marissa Klein, to clinch today at their last home match. They both won their singles matches 6-0, 6-0. I can’t say enough about Alex and Marissa. They have been such steady contributors in our lineup all four years. Not only are they great tennis players, but they are also wonderful people. They love Jesus, they love their teammates, they put team first before themselves, and they serve our team so well. They really embody what IWU Athletics is all about out of Philippians 2:1-11! Marissa will graduate with the second most singles wins in IWU history and Alex will graduate first in all-time doubles wins. We are going to miss these two incredible ladies!”
UP NEXT
Indiana Wesleyan travels to Lima, Ohio on Wednesday to play Northwestern Ohio. The match begins at 4 p.m.
