MARION, Ind. – No. 9 Indiana Wesleyan University women’s tennis continued their undefeated start to the season with a victory over Bethel (Ind.). The Wildcats had three players, Lizzie Bauss, Lena Golz, and Laura Moore go undefeated in singles, each winning both their matches 6-0. With this victory the Wildcats improve to 7-0 on the season. This victory keeps the Wildcats tied with Grace for first place in the Crossroads League.

MATCH VITALS

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan def. Bethel (Ind.) 7-0
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 7-0   |   Bethel  4-3
• Location:  Knollwood Country Club |   Granger, Ind

DOUBLES

• No. 1:  Lizzie Bauss/Maddie Bemisdeffer (IWU) def. Freedlin/Jojo (BU) 6-2
• No. 2:  Lena Golz/Thewuni Devaraja (IWU) def. Haley/Runestad (BU) 6-0
• No. 3:  Laura Moore/ Ellie Snider (IWU) def. Cressman/Pope (BU) 6-2

SINGLES

• No. 1:  Lizzie Bauss (IWU) def. Freedline (BU) 6-1, 6-1
• No. 2:  Lena Golz (IWU) def. Haley (BU) 6-0, 6-0
• No. 3:  Maddie Bemisderfer (IWU) def. Jojo (BU) 6-0, 6-2
• No. 4:  Thewuni Devaraja (IWU) def. Runestad (BU) 6-0, 6-0
• No. 5:  Laura Moore (IWU) def. Cressman (BU) 6-0, 6-1
• No. 6:  Kayla Dubuque (IWU) def. Pope (BU) 6-0, 6-0

COACH SHIGLEY PERSPECTIVE

• “We had several people who played really well today. What I like is we picked something to work on and went out and got better today. Lena Golz was outstanding today as was Thewuni Devaraja, and Kayla Dubuque. I was pleased with our effort and focus today!”

UP NEXT

• Indiana Wesleyan women’s tennis visits Huntington (Ind.) on September 14^th for a Crossroads League matchup, starting at 10 a.m. Following that match, the Wildcats return home for matches against Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) and Lourdes (Ohio) in the afternoon with play starting at 3:00 p.m. in Marion, Ind.

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