MOBILE, Ala. – No. 8 Indiana Wesleyan University women’s tennis lost a highly competitive match to No. 9 Brenau (Ga.) in the NAIA National Championship Second Round in Mobile, Alabama. Brenau earned the 5-2 victory to advance to the national quarterfinals as the Indiana Wesleyan season came to a close with a mark of 30-7.

MATCH VITALS

Score:  Brenau def. Indiana Wesleyan, 5-2
Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 30-7   |   Brenau 14-6
Location:   Mobile Tennis Center   |   Mobile, Alabama
 

DOUBLES

1.  Peeraya Charoensirisutthikul/Rebecca Pijls (BU) def. Alex Mella/Lizzie Bauss (IWU) 8-6
2.  Evelin Gouveia/Kirsten Dickins (BU) def. Thewuni Devaraja/Maddie Bemisderfer (IWU) 8-6
3.  Valentina Pabon/Juana Zambrano (BU) def. Marissa Klein/Laura Moore (IWU) 8-4
 

SINGLES

1.  Lizzie Bauss (IWU) vs. Rebecca Pijls (BU) 6-2, 0-6, 2-2 [unfinished]
2.  Peeraya Charoensirisutthikul (BU) def. Alex Mella (IWU) 7-5, 7-5
3.  Juana Zambrano (BU) def. Maddie Bemisderfer (IWU) 6-3, 6-3
4.  Lena Golz (IWU) def. Kirsten Dickins (BU) 6-0, 6-4
5.  Thewuni Devaraja (IWU) def. Evelin Gouveia (BU) 6-4, 6-4
6.  Marissa Klein (IWU) vs. Valentina Pabon (BU) 6-2, 5-5 [unfinished]

COACH SHIGLEY SAYS…

“We dug ourselves into a huge hole being down 3-0 after doubles. We had 32 game points at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles that we did not convert. Playing a great team at the National Tournament, we have to finish off points and convert them into games. I love the fight and courage we displayed in singles. There was nobody giving up, we just fell a bit short. I felt like we were the better singles team and believe that Marissa and Lizzie would have won their matches, we just have to do a better job at doubles.”

“Overall, it was another outstanding season as we won 30 matches for the fourth season in a row. We are going to greatly miss our seniors, Alex Mella and Marissa Klein. They have given us talent, courage, and heart for the last four years. They are irreplaceable.”

SEASON COMPLETE

Indiana Wesleyan finishes the 2018-19 season with a 30-7 record and the program’s 20th consecutive trip to the NAIA National Championship – an NAIA record. The Wildcats dominated Crossroads League play and won regular season and tournament championships.