WINONA LAKE, Ind. - No. 3 Indiana Wesleyan men's tennis began Crossroads League play on Saturday afternoon defeating Bethel University but dropping their first match of the season to Grace College.

 

MATCH ONE VITALS

 

• Score: No. 3 IWU def. Bethel, 7-0
• Records: IWU 2-0 I BU 0-2
• Location: Warsaw, Ind.

 

DOUBLES

 

• No. 1: Alex Serwatka/Trey Thixton (IWU) vs. Bonsergeut/Flores (BU) 4-5, DNF
• No. 2: Isaac Steiner/Ethan Gray (IWU) def. Almeida/Troyer (BU) 6-1
• No. 3: Riley Fuqua/Conner Murphy (IWU) def. Bos/Millee (BU) 6-2

 

SINGLES

 

• No. 1: Isaac Steiner (IWU) def. Bonsergen (BU) 6-0, 6-2
• No. 2: Alex Serwatka (IWU) def. Flora (BU) 6-1, 2-6, 10-5
• No. 3: Ethan Gray (IWU) def. Almeida (BU) 6-3, 6-1
• No. 4: Trey Thixton (IWU) def. Troyer (DBU) 6-0, 6-1
• No. 5: Conner Murphy (IWU) def. Millee (BU) 4-6, 6-2, 10-5
• No. 6: Riley Fuqua (IWU) def. Hostetler (BU) 7-6, 6-4, 10-2

 

MATCH TWO VITALS

 

• Score: (RV) Grace def. No. 3 IWU, 6-1
• Records: IWU 2-1 I GC 2-0
• Location: Winona Lake, Ind.

DOUBLES

 

• No. 1: Alex Serwatka/Trey Thixton (IWU) vs. Paredes/Antinori (GC) 4-5, DNF
• No. 2: Gallego/Gregori (GC) def. Isaac Steiner/Ethan Gray (IWU) 6-4
• No. 3: Candia/Doria (GC) def. Riley Fuqua/Conner Murphy (IWU) 6-0

SINGLES

 

• No. 1: Isaac Steiner (IWU) def. Paredes (GC) 2-6, 6-2, 10-6
• No. 2: Sandi (GC) def. Alex Serwatka (IWU) 6-4, 6-3
• No. 3: Gallego (GC) def. Ethan Gray (IWU) 6-0, 6-2
• No. 4: Gregori (GC) def. Trey Thixton (IWU) 6-3, 6-2
• No. 5: Candia (GC) def. Riley Fuqua (IWU) 6-1, 6-0
• No. 6: Doria (GC) def. Grant Wayner (IWU) 6-0, 6-2

 

GLEGHORN PERSPECTIVE

 

• "The men played such a great match today against Bethel. We were evenly matched and each player found a way to dig deep for the win. This was a great team effort and will really pay dividends later in the season. The confidence of being able to beat this level of competition was a huge uplifting time for the guys."
• "I am really proud of the way the men played in the second match of the day against Grace. They fought so hard but just came up a little bit short. Being 2-1 on the season puts us in a great position to continue our winning tradition"

FOLLOW THE WILDCATS

 

• Follow Athletics (@IWUWildcats): Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
• Follow Men's Tennis (@iwumenstennis): Instagram

#