MARION, Ind. – No. 22 Indiana Wesleyan University men’s tennis faced off against Crossroads League rival Grace, Ind. on Tuesday. The Wildcats came from behind after losing the doubles point in tightly contested matchups. In singles the Wildcats lost at #1 and #3, but won at #2, #5, #6 to tie the score at 3-3. It came down to the matchup at #4 between Isaac Steiner for the Wildcats and Ramiro Candiahad for the Lancers. Isaac won 7-5 and 6-2 to give the Wildcats the victory. With their victory the Wildcats took sole possession of first place in the Crossroads League and guaranteed themselves at least a share of the regular season league title. The Wildcats improved to 8-0 in Crossroads League play and 11-0 overall.

MATCH VITALS

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan def. Grace (Ind.) 4-3
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 11-0   |   Grace 8-2
• Location:   Sutter Tennis Center |   Marion, Ind

DOUBLES

• No. 1:  Grant Esposito/Isaac Steiner (IWU) def. Paule/Milan (GC) 6-1
• No. 2:  Eli Steiner/Mariano Jalif (IWU) vs. Max/Fabricio (GC) 6-7
• No. 3:  Martin Carrizo/Diego Freire (IWU) vs. Ramrio/Jacob (GC) 4-4

SINGLES

• No. 1:  Eli Steiner (IWU) vs. Max Rozas (GC) 4-6, 1-6
• No. 2:  Martin Carrizo (IWU) def. Fabricio Galvan (GC) 7-5, 6-1
• No. 3:  Diego Freire (IWU) vs. Paule Popouic (GC) 2-6, 6-7
• No. 4:  Isaac Steiner (IWU) def. Ramiro Candia (GC) 7-5, 6-2
• No. 5:  Grant Esposito (IWU) def. Mauricio Corty (GC) 6-3, 6-2
• No. 6:  Alex Serwatka (IWU) def. Milan Savic (GC) 6-0, 6-3

COACH SHIGLEY PERSPECTIVE

• “Tonight, was a battle of what I think will be two top 15 teams this coming spring. Both teams came in unbeaten in Crossroads League play. There was a ton of excitement energy on the court today. It was an intense atmosphere. Grace got out to a fast start by taking the doubles point. It was the first time all season that we lost a doubles line. At that point, we knew we had to win four singles matches. Thankfully, Isaac Steiner came up big tonight at #4 to help the team get the win! We have the opportunity to win the Crossroads League outright next week when we travel to Spring Arbor!”

UP NEXT FOR MEN’S TENNIS

• Indiana Wesleyan men’s tennis hosts the three-day ITA Midwest Tournament in Marion, Ind. The tournament runs from September 19th through the 21st.

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