MARION, Ind. – Indiana Wesleyan Men's and Women's Tennis swept the ITA Midwest Regional over the weekend with the Wildcats taking the hardwear in Men's Singles and Doubles and Women's Singles and Doubles.
In the Championship rounds on Saturday, IWU had all eight teams in the final, guaranteeing a sweep of the tournament. All winners qualify for the NAIA ITA Cup which is the National Tournament in Rome, Georgia in late October. With the success in the Regional, Indiana Wesleyan could receive some at-large bids for the tournament as well.
RESULTS
Men's Singles Final:
Martin Carrizo (IWU) defeated
Stefano Di Aloy (IWU) 6-4, 6-2
Men's Doubles Final:
Eli Steiner/
Mariano Jalif (IWU) defeated (
Diego Freire/
Trey Thixton) 6-7(2), 7-5, 10-7
Women's Singles Final:
Maddie Bemisderfer (IWU) defeated
Lena Golz (IWU) 6-1, 6-2
Women's Doubles Final:
Maddie Bemisderfer/
Thewuni Devaraja (IWU) defeated
Lena Golz/
Thais Mendez (IWU) 6-2, 7-5
SHIGLEY PERSPECTIVE
- It was a great weekend to be an IWU Wildcat. The men and women both dominated the tournament by having an all IWU finals in both singles and doubles and in both the men's and women's tournament. I have never seen this done before. In fact, all 4 men's doubles teams in the semifinals doubles tournament were from IWU. I think this just shows the depth of our lineup this year.
- All winners qualify for the NAIA ITA Cup which is the National Tournament in Rome, Georgia later this month. However, we are hoping several of our other players will get an At-Large bid to participate. The A-Large participants will be decided on Tuesday of this coming week.
NEXT TIME OUT
- The Wildcats are back in action on October 9 and 10 in the IWU Fall Classic hosted at Sutter Tennis Center. Stay tuned to IWUWildcats.com for updates on times and opponents.
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