LIMA, Ohio – No. 22 Indiana Wesleyan University men’s tennis earned a crucial win on Wednesday in a 6-3 win on the road at No. 23 Northwestern Ohio in Lima. It is a key win for the Wildcats to earn a top-25 win in the regular season finale as they seek an at-large bid to the national tournament next month.

MATCH VITALS

Score:  Indiana Wesleyan def. Northwestern Ohio, 6-3
Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 23-10   |   Northwestern Ohio 11-11
Location:   Westwood Tennis Center   |   University of Northwestern Ohio   |   Lima, Ohio

DOUBLES

No. 1:  Eli Steiner/Grant Esposito (IWU) def. Culicovschi/Salazar (UNOH) 9-8
No. 2:  Diego Freire/Riley Worland (IWU) def. Teixeira/Kaplusch (UNOH) 8-6
No. 3:  de Vilar/Ayguavives (UNOH) def. Tyler Abbott/Andrew Block (IWU) 8-5
 

SINGLES

No. 1:  Eli Steiner (IWU) def. Culicovschi (UNOH) 6-0, 6-1
No. 2:  Salazar (UNOH) def. Diego Freire (IWU) 6-0, 7-6
No. 3:  Grant Esposito (IWU) def. Kaplusch (UNOH) 6-3, 7-6
No. 4:  Riley Worland(IWU) def. de Vilar (UNOH) 4-6, 7-5, 6-4
No. 5:  Ayguavives (UNOH) def. Tyler Abbott (IWU) 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
No. 6:  Andrew Block (IWU) def. Teixeira (UNOH) 6-3, 6-4
 

COACH SHIGLEY SAYS…

“The men’s team played phenomenal today. We had to get this win to be considered by the National Selection Committee for an at-large bid for the NAIA National Championship and we came up big time. I can’t even remember the last time we beat UNOH. His team for the last five years has been a national powerhouse. Eli played outstanding, Espo was super consistent, Riley picked up a big win, and Andrew started it off right with the first singles point.”
 

UP NEXT FOR MEN’S TENNIS

Indiana Wesleyan has finished the 2018-19 regular season. IWU must wait to see if the team earns an at-large bid to the NAIA National Championship on May 14 in Mobile, Alabama.