#22 Men's Tennis Wins Third Straight Crossroads League Title

SPRING ARBOR, Mich. – No. 22 Indiana Wesleyan University men’s tennis won the Crossroads League Regular Season Title for the third year in a row with their 7-0 victory over Spring Arbor (Mich.) on Tuesday. With the victory, the Wildcats finished the regular season undefeated in Crossroads League competition. The Wildcats played phenomenal tennis throughout Crossroad League play. The Wildcats were led through the Crossroads League season by the doubles pair of Grant Esposito and Isaac Steiner going 5-0 and Eli Steiner going 6-1 from the #1 singles spot. The Wildcats have three matches left to finish off the season before the Crossroads League Tournament begins on October 1st.

MATCH VITALS

Score: Indiana Wesleyan def. Spring Arbor 7-0
Records: Indiana Wesleyan 12-0 | Spring Arbor 4-5
Location: Jones Tennis Center | Spring Arbor, Mich.

DOUBLES

No. 1: Grant Esposito/Eli Steiner (IWU) def. MacLean/Reinbold (SAU) 6-1
No. 2: Martin Carrizo/Isaac Steiner (IWU) def. Mogle/Bentley (SAU) 6-3
No. 3: Diego Freire/Mariano Jalif (IWU) def. Doerr/Engle (SAU) 6-0

SINGLES

No. 1: Eli Steiner (IWU) def. Ryan MacLean (SAU) 6-1, 7-5
No. 2: Martin Carrizo (IWU) def. Alex Reinbold (SAU) 6-1, 6-1
No. 3: Isaac Steiner (IWU) def. Connor Mogle (SAU) 6-2, 6-0
No. 4: Grant Esposito (IWU) def. Jonah Engle (SAU) 6-2, 6-2
No. 5: Mariano Jalif (IWU) def. Pat Doerr (SAU) 6-0, 6-0
No. 6: Trey Thixton (IWU) def. Brendan Bentley (SAU) 6-2, 6-2

SINGLES

PLAYER	CRL RECORD	#1 SINGLES	#2 SINGLES	#3 SINGLES	#4 SINGLES	#5 SINGLES	#6 SINGLES
Isaac Steiner	8-0		1-0	3-0	4-0
Alex Serwatka	7-0			1-0		1-0	5-0
Grant Esposito	8-0	1-0	1-0		1-0	5-0
Eli Steiner	6-1	6-1
Martin Carrizo	6-0		6-0
Diego Freire	4-1			3-1	1-0
Riley Worland	2-0	1-0					1-0
Trey Thixton	3-0		1-0		1-0		1-0
Jason Wegener	2-0			1-0		1-0
John Gerard	2-0					1-0	1-0
Mariano Jalif	2-0				1-0	1-0
Parker Kalis	1-0				1-0
Cecil Mella	1-0						1-0

DOUBLES

DOUBLES PAIR	#1 DOUBLES	#2 DOUBLES	#3 DOUBLES
Grant Esposito/Isaac Steiner	5-0
Eli Steiner/Mariano Jalif		3-1
Diego Freire/Riley Worland			3-0
Diego Freire/Martin Carrizo			2-1
Grant Esposito/Martin Carrizo	2-0
Eli Steiner/Isaac Steiner		2-0
Eli Steiner/Riley Worland		1-0
Diego Freire/Mariano Jalif			2-0
Riley Worland/Trey Thixton	1-0
Alex Serwatka/Jason Wegener		1-0
John Gerard/Parker Kalis			1-0
Eli Steiner/Grant Esposito	1-0
Martin Carrizo/Isaac Steiner		1-0

COACH SHIGLEY PERSPECTIVE

“The guys came out with a disciplined focus knowing that we needed to be consistent and get the win today. We are excited about the rest of the season and the matches we still have left on the schedule prior to the conference tournament.”

UP NEXT FOR MEN’S TENNIS

Indiana Wesleyan men’s tennis hosts Indiana Tech for the first match of the IWU Fall ClassicThe Wildcats also face Judson (Ill.) and IU Southeast as a part of the classic. Play begins at 4:30 PM on September 26 at the Sutter Tennis Center in Marion, Ind.

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