WINONA LAKE, Ind. - No. 19 Indiana Wesleyan women's tennis stayed undefeated with a 6-1 victory over Grace College. The Wildcats won easily in the doubles to go up 1-0. In the singles, IWU battled through to win several tie-breakers and close sets. Alli Shellenberg had to come in last minute to play #6 singles after an injury to Katie Parr in doubles.


 

MATCH VITALS

 

• Score: IWU def. Grace, 6-1
• Records: IWU 9-0 | Grace 6-3
• Location: Winona Lake, Ind.
• NAIA Top-25 Rankings: IWU - #19 | Grace - Unranked

 

DOUBLES

 

• No. 1: Ramirez Llorens/Sandoval (Grace) Vs.  France Antezana/Sofia Munoz (IWU) DNF
• No. 2:  Breann Barger/Katie Parr (IWU) def. Graves/Ruegsegger (Grace) 6-0
• No. 3:  Maria Way/Ellie Snider (IWU) def. Runestad/Martin (Grace) 6-2

SINGLES

 

• No. 1: Sofia Munoz (IWU) def. Ramirez Llorens (Grace) 6-4,2-6,7-5
• No. 2: France Antenzana (IWU) def. Graves (Grace) 6-4,6-7,6-3
• No 3: Sandoval (Grace) def. Eillie Sinder (IWU) 6-4,7-6
• No 4: Maria Way (IWU) def. Ruegsegger (Grace) 6-2,6-2
• No 5: Breann Barger (IWU) def. Runestad (Grace) 6-4,6-4
• No 6: Alli Schellenberg (IWU) def. Martin 6-1,6-4

GLEGHORN PERSPECTIVE

 

• "We won. That is about all we can say today." said James Gleghorn, Head Tennis Coach. "Sometimes it is just about surviving. Lots of credit to Grace for playing well. Proud of Alli for stepping up last minute at No. 6 and getting the win."

LOOKING FORWARD

 

• IWU travels to Goshen on Saturday, September 23rd to try and keep their undefeated season alive as they finish off their fall regular season.

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