MARION, Ind. – No. 9 Indiana Wesleyan University women’s tennis kept up with their strong start to the season with three victories on Saturday. They beat Crossroads League opponents Huntington (6-1) and Mount Vernon Nazarene (7-0) and Lourdes was forced to forfeit because of not enough players. While HU and MVNU are regular Crossroads League opponents Lourdes was a new opponent for the Wildcats as they are a first-year program from Ohio.  The Wildcats used their depth to their advantage throughout their three matchups.  With these victories the Wildcats improve to 10-0 on the season. This victory keeps the Wildcats tied with undefeated Grace for first in the Crossroads League heading into their matchup later this week.

MATCH VITALS

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan def. Huntington (Ind.) 6-1
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 8-0   |   Huntington 5-4
• Location:   Klopfenstein Courts |   Huntington, Ind

DOUBLES

• No. 1:  Lizzie Bauss/Maddie Bemisdeffer (IWU) def. Dolde/Fitzpatrick (HU) 6-1
• No. 2:  Lena Golz/Thewuni Devaraja (IWU) def. Singleton/Solli (HU) 6-2
• No. 3:  Laura Moore/Ellie Snider (IWU) def. Burton/Logan (HU) 6-0

SINGLES

• No. 1:  Lizzie Bauss (IWU) vs. Meg Dolde (HU) 3-6, 6-1, 4-6
• No. 2:  Maddie Bemisderfer (IWU) def. Charlotte Solli (HU) 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
• No. 3:  Lena Golz (IWU) def. Lanae Singleton (HU) 6-7, 6-0, 6-2
• No. 4:  Thewuni Devaraja (IWU) def. Morgan Fitzpatrick (HU) 6-2, 6-3
• No. 5:  Laura Moore (IWU) def. Lisa Colling (HU) 7-6, 7-6
• No. 6:  Ellie Snider (IWU) def. Molly Burton (HU) 6-0, 6-0

MATCH #2 VITALS

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan def. Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ind.) 7-0
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 9-0   |   Cougars 1-6
• Location:  Sutter Tennis Courts   |   Marion, Ind

DOUBLES

• No. 1:  Lizzie Bauss/Maddie Bemisderfer (IWU) def. Hannah Fugate/Casey Clark (MVNU) 6-1
• No. 2:  Sabrina Porter/Kayla Dubuque (IWU) def. Sarah Higgins/Aly Landis (MVNU) 6-0
• No. 3:  Ellie Snider/Hallie Crenshaw (IWU) def. Ashley Weber/Hailey Clayborn (MVNU) 6-0

SINGLES

• No. 1:  Lizzie Bauss (IWU) def. Casey Clark (MVNU) 6-0, 6-0
• No. 2:  Lena Golz (IWU) def. Hannah Fugate (MVNU) 6-0, 6-1
• No. 3:  Maddie Bemisderfer (IWU) def. Hailey Clayborn (MVNU) 6-1, 6-2
• No. 4:  Thewuni Devaraja (IWU) def. Sarah Higgins (MVNU) 6-0, 6-0
• No. 5:  Laura Moore (IWU) def. Aly Landis (MVNU) 6-0, 6-1
• No. 6:  Kayla Dubuque (IWU) def. Sarah Young (MVNU) 6-0, 6-1

COACH SHIGLEY PERSPECTIVE

•  “Huntington is as good and deep as I have seen them the last seven years. They are a solid team. We felt good about a 6-1 victory today. They are going to cause problems for teams as the season progresses. We have to do a better job of winning the big points in pressure situations. Maddie did a terrific job of climbing out of an 0-4 deficit in the third set to win six straight games and get the victory. Laura showed great poise in a tight match. Tay (Thewuni Devaraja) played solid and consistent tennis.”

• “It was really good to get playing time for all twelve girls as we played a split squad match vs. Mount Vernon and Lourdes at the same time. Overall, I was pleased with our effort today. It was nice to pick up three more wins.”

UP NEXT

• Indiana Wesleyan women’s tennis matches up against Crossroads League opponent Grace (Ind.) on September 17th. Play begins at 4 p.m. at the Sutter Tennis Center in Marion, Ind.

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