GREENTOWN, Ind. - No. 16 Indiana Wesleyan women's tennis beat No. 25 Cardinal Stritch on Saturday, 4-1. The women continued to dominate in the doubles. They won easily at #1 and #2 and were up 5-2 at 3's when the doubles point was clinched. The singles matches were tight in the first sets, and the Wildcats closed them out on three different courts with breaks to win the sets. It was a solid team performance against another Top 25 opponent. 


 

MATCH VITALS

 

• Score: IWU def. Cardinal Stritch, 4-1
• Records: IWU 27-4 I CSU 4-6
• Location: Greentown, Ind.
• NAIA Top-25 Rankings: IWU - #16 | CSU - #25

DOUBLES

 

• No. 1: Breann Barger/Melanie Dveksler (IWU) def. Alvarez/Cedano (CSU) 6-2
• No. 2: Emily Connelly/Sofia Loren Munoz (IWU) def. Banning/Katsouda (CSU) 6-1
• No. 3: Maria Way/Regan Mellinger (IWU) vs. Korakopoulou/Garcia (CSU) 5-2, DNF

SINGLES

 

• No. 1: Sofia Loren Munoz (IWU) def. Katsouda (CSU) 6-4, 6-2
• No. 2: Melanie Dveksler (IWU) vs. Cedano (CSU) 6-3, 6-2
• No. 3: Banning (CSU) def. Breann Barger (IWU) 6-0, 6-1
• No. 4: Ellie Snider (IWU) def. Korakopoulou (CSU) 6-3, 6-2
• No. 5: Emily Connelly (IWU) vs. Grube-Anderson (CSU) 5-2, DNF
• No. 6: Maria Way (IWU) vs. Garcia (CSU) DNF

 

GLEGHORN PERSPECTIVE

 

• "Excellent doubles today," said James Gleghorn, Head Tennis Coach. "Maria and Regan are really zoned in lately. Such a huge blessing to have three great doubles teams. The women are starting to peak and play their best tennis of the year!"

LOOKING FORWARD

 

• The Wildcats will return to Sutter Tennis Center on April 20 for the Doc Richards Tournament.

 

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