MARION, Ind. – No. 22 Indiana Wesleyan University men’s tennis continued their hot start to the season Saturday with victories over Goshen College and Aquinas College. The Wildcats went undefeated in both matchups, not losing a single point. These victories continue to build the momentum for the Wildcats season as they control the top spot in the Crossroads League. With the victories, the Wildcats move to 4-0 in league play and 7-0 on the season.

 

MATCH VITALS

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan def. Goshen (Ind.) 7-0

• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 5-0   |   Goshen  3-3

• Location:  Goshen College   |   Goshen, Ind

 

DOUBLES

• No. 1:  Grant Esposito/Isaac Steiner (IWU) def. Bigardi/Cafe (GC) 6-2

• No. 2:  Eli Steiner/Mariano Jalif (IWU) def. Friesen/Rush (GC) 6-0

• No. 3:  Diego Freire/Martin Carrizo (IWU) def. Ciudad/Flores (GC) 6-0

 

SINGLES

• No. 1:  Eli Steiner (IWU) def. Bigardi (GC) 6-1, 6-0

• No. 2:  Martin Carrizo (IWU) def. Ciudad (GC) 6-1, 6-3

• No. 3:  Diego Freire (IWU) def. Cafe (GC) 7-5, 6-3

• No. 4:  Isaac Steiner (IWU) def. Friesen (GC) 6-4, 6-2

• No. 5:  Grant Esposito (IWU) def. Flores (GC) 6-0, 6-2

• No. 6:  Alex Serwatka (IWU) def. Beck (GC) 6-1, 6-1

 

Match #2

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan def. Aquinas 7-0

• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 6-0   |   Aquinas 0-1

• Location:  Goshen College   |   Goshen, Ind

 

DOUBLES

• No. 1:  Grant Esposito/Martin Carrizo (IWU) def. Hancock/Klak (AQ) 6-0

• No. 2:  Eli Steiner/Isaac Steiner (IWU) def. McEachem/Elizalde (AQ) 6-1

 

SINGLES

• No. 1:  Eli Steiner (IWU) def. Hancock (AQ) 6-3, 6-1

• No. 2: Martin Carrizo (IWU) def. Klak (AQ) 6-2, 6-2

• No. 3: Isaac Steiner (IWU) def. McEachem (AQ) 6-3, 6-0

• No. 4:  Isaac Steiner (IWU) def. Kapluschh (AQ) 6-2, 6-0

 

COACH SHIGLEY PERSPECTIVE

On Match #1 vs. Goshen

• “Great match for the men against Goshen. This is a very good Goshen team who is top four in our league, but our men came out and played very well. Right now, we are playing phenomenal doubles. This team is fun to watch.”

 

On Match #2 vs. Aquinas

• “Our guys were a little tired against Aquinas as it was our second match of the day, but once again we were able to play well and shut out another team. It was a very good day for IWU Tennis!”

UP NEXT FOR MEN’S TENNIS

• Indiana Wesleyan men’s tennis visits Bethel (Ind.) on September 10th. Play begins at 2:30 p.m. in Mishawaka, Ind.

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