MARION, Ind. – No. 24 Indiana Wesleyan University men’s tennis captured one of the best wins in program history on Friday night with a 5-1 win over Campbellsville (Ky.). The win opens the weekend’s IWU Tennis Invitational where Indiana Wesleyan plays three teams ranked No. 11 and higher.

MATCH VITALS

Score:  Indiana Wesleyan def. Campbellsville, 5-1
Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 21-7   |   Campbellsville 12-4    
Location:   Indiana Wesleyan University   |   Marion, Indiana 

DOUBLES

No. 1:  True/Perez (CU) def. Eli Steiner/Grant Yager (IWU) 8-0
No. 2:  Diego Freire/Riley Worland (IWU) def. Castro/Sevcik (CU) 8-1
No. 3:  Tyler Abbott/Grant Esposito (IWU) def. Perez/Cabieses (CU) 8-1
 

SINGLES

No. 1:  Eli Steiner (IWU) vs. True (CU) 6-1, 4-4 [unfinished]
No. 2:  Diego Freire (IWU) def. Perez (CU) 6-1, 6-1
No. 3:  Grant Esposito (IWU) def. Castro (CU) 6-3, 6-3
No. 4:  Riley Worland (IWU) vs. Sevcik (CU) 7-6, 0-1 [unfinished]
No. 5:  Tyler Abbott (IWU) vs. Perez (CU) 6-5 [unfinished]
No. 6:  Andrew Block (IWU) def. Cabieses (CU) 6-0, 6-2
 

COACH SHIGLEY SAYS…

“Huge win for our men’s team tonight to beat the No. 11 ranked team 5-1 and we were leading at all the remaining matches. The guys were highly motivated and locked in mentally. It was a beautiful thing to watch. This might be the highest ranked team that our men’s team has beat in the history of the program. Great win! We have to more top-10 teams to play tomorrow. We need to come out with the same energy that we had tonight.”
 

UP NEXT FOR MEN’S TENNIS

It gets no easier for Indiana Wesleyan on Saturday. IWU plays a pair of top-10 teams to complete the IWU Tennis Invitational. IWU plays No. 9 William Woods (Mo.) at 10 a.m. and No. 8 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) at 3 p.m. at the Sutter Tennis Center.