MARION, Ind. – No. 22 Indiana Wesleyan University men’s tennis continued their undefeated campaign with victories over St. Francis and Northwestern Ohio. The Wildcats went undefeated in doubles in both matches. The victory over UNOH is a huge momentum boost for the Wildcats on their young season as UNOH finished last season ranked #17. With the victories, Indiana Wesleyan moves to 3-0 on the season.

MATCH VITALS

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan def. St. Francis 6-1
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 2-0   |   St. Francis  0-2
• Location:  Indiana Wesleyan University   |   Marion, Ind

DOUBLES

• No. 1:  Grant Esposito/Isaac Steiner (IWU) def. Tannon Dishman/Jay Stanehin (USF) 6-1
• No. 2:  Eli Steiner/Mariano Jalif (IWU) def. Luke Wagaman/Tony Tomen (USF) 6-0
• No. 3:  Diego Freire/Riley Worland (IWU) def. Tyler Christlieh/Reggie Garrett (USF) 6-3

SINGLES

• No. 1:  Grant Esposito (IWU) def. Dishman (USF) 6-4, 6-4
• No. 2:  Isaac Steiner (IWU) def. Stanchin (USF) 6-2, 6-1
• No. 3:  Alex Serwatka (IWU) def. Christlieb (USF) 6-0, 6-0
• No. 4:  Trey Thixton (IWU) def. Scholfied (USF) 6-2, 6-0
• No. 5:  Jason Wegener (IWU) def. Garrett (USF) 6-0, 6-1
• No. 6:  John Gerard (IWU) vs. Mullanu (USF) 6-1, 3-6, 5-10

Match #2 vs. UNOH

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan def. University of Northwestern Ohio 5-2
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 3-0   |   UNOH  0-2
• Location:  Indiana Wesleyan University   |   Marion, Ind

DOUBLES

• No. 1:  Grant Esposito/Isaac Steiner (IWU) def. Salazar/Corde (UNOH) 6-1
• No. 2:  Eli Steiner/Mariano Jalif (IWU) def. Kaplusch/Omarkhanov (UNOH) 6-1
• No. 3:  Diego Freire/Riley Worland (IWU) def. Auguavives/Lamy (UNOH) 6-4

SINGLES

• No. 1:  Eli Steiner (IWU) def. Salazar (UNOH) 6-3, 6-4
• No. 2:  Diego Freire (IWU) vs. Conde (UNOH) 3-6, 2-6
• No. 3:  Grant Esposito (IWU) vs. Omarkhanov (UNOH) 4-6, 7-6, 10-12
• No. 4:  Isaac Steiner (IWU) def. Kapluschh (UNOH) 6-2, 6-4
• No. 5:  Mariano Jalif (IWU) def. Auguavives (UNOH) 6-1, 7-6
• No. 6:  Riley Worland (IWU) def. Barcelo (UNOH) 6-4, 6-1

COACH SHIGLEY SAYS…

• On Match #1 vs. St. Francis

“The guys played very solid tennis today vs. St. Francis. We were able to play 10 guys in the lineup today. ‘This is one of the luxuries of having such a deep team. Ale, Trey, and Jason stepped up into the lineup and played phenomenal tennis. The three of them only lost three games in three matches.”

• On Match #2 vs. Northwestern Ohio

“UNOH always as a great team and this year they are loaded again. We knew this was going to be one of our toughest matches of the early season. Our men came out on fire in doubles. It was some of the best doubles play I have seen at IWU…phenomenal tennis. UNOH made it very interesting in singles, but Eli, Isaac, Mariano, and Riley all won in straight sets to bring home the 5-2 victory! Great win for our men’s program!!!

UP NEXT FOR MEN’S TENNIS

• Indiana Wesleyan men’s tennis visits Goshen Ind. On September 7^th for a doubleheader. They will face Goshen (Ind.) at 9 a.m. and Aquinas (Mich.) at 1 p.m.  Play will begin at 9 a.m. at the Goshen College Tennis Courts.

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