NEW ALBANY, Miss. - No. 10 Indiana Wesleyan women's tennis swept both matches today. In the morning match, they beat Itawamba Community College 9-0 in an exhibition match and came back to beat Blue Mountain College 4-3 in the afternoon match. 

The women lost the doubles point to BMC and then lost 2 of the first 3 singles matches to finish to find themselves down 3-1. Regan Mellinger, Sofia Loren Munoz, and Ellie Snider came storming back to provide three straight wins to help the women win the match 4-3. This was the best comeback all season for the ladies, as they secured their 21st win of the season and now are 21-3 on the year. 


 

MATCH 1 VITALS

 

• Score: IWU def. Itawamba CC, 6-3
• Records: IWU 20-3 I ICC 2-5
• Location: Fulton, Miss. / Johnson-Parlow Courts
• NAIA Top-25 Rankings: IWU - #10 | ICC - Unranked

DOUBLES

 

• No. 1: Regan Mellinger/Sofia Loren Munoz (IWU) def. Coghetto/Palomo (ICC) 7-5
• No. 2: Ellie Snider/Marian Way (IWU) def. Hughes/Greenwood (ICC) 6-0
• No. 3: Kayla Dubuque/Alli Schellenberg (IWU) def. Athas/Franks (ICC) 6-0

SINGLES

 

• No. 1: Sofia Loren Munoz (IWU) def. Coghetto (ICC) 6-2, 6-0
• No. 2: Melanie Dveksler (IWU) def. Hughes (ICC) 6-1, 6-0
• No. 3: Breann Barger (IWU) def. Greenwood (ICC) 6-1, 6-1
• No. 4: Ellie Snider (IWU) def. Athas (ICC) 6-2, 6-2
• No. 5: Emily Connolly (IWU) def. Franks (ICC) 6-0, 6-0
• No. 6: Regan Mellinger (IWU) vs. Horton (ICC) 6-0, 6-1

MATCH 2 VITALS

 

• Score: IWU def. Blue Mountain, 4-3
• Records: IWU 21-3 I BMC 2-5
• Location: New Albany, Miss. / New Albany Tennis Center
• NAIA Top-25 Rankings: IWU - #10 | BMC - Unranked

DOUBLES

 

• No. 1: Trifonova/Natalini (BMC) def. Breann Barger/Melanie Dveksler (IWU) 6-3
• No. 2: Emily Connolly/Sofia Loren Munoz (IWU) def. Martinez/MacKay (BMC) 6-3
• No. 3: Kozakova/Webster (BMC) def. Ellie Snider/Maria Way (IWU) 6-2

SINGLES

 

• No. 1: Sofia Loren Munoz (IWU) def. Trifonova (BMC) 6-2, 6-4
• No. 2: Melanie Dveksler (IWU) def. Kozakova (BMC) 6-3, 6-1
• No. 3: Martinez (BMC) def. Breann Barger (IWU) 6-3, 6-3
• No. 4: Ellie Snider (IWU) def. Natalini (BMC) 6-4, 6-2
• No. 5: Emily Connolly (IWU) def. MacKay (BMC) 6-2, 6-2
• No. 6: Webster (BMC) def. Regan Mellinger (IWU) 6-0, 6-0

GLEGHORN PERSPECTIVE

 

• "The women came out flat in the doubles and were really struggling against Blue Mountain. Going down 3-1, it didn't look good for us. The momentum really started to switch when former IWU All-American and current Mississippi State player Maddie Bemisderfer showed up to root her former teammates on. Maddie was such an encouragement to the ladies, and it was so awesome to see them come back and have Maddie there! I am really proud of the way we rallied for the women and how much the women wanted to represent Christ well whether we comeback for the win or not."

LOOKING FORWARD

 

• The Wildcats will play Rust College in Holly Springs, Miss. on Monday at 12:00 p.m.

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