GEORGETOWN, Ky. - Indiana Wesleyan men's tennis lost the doubles point and were not playing well against the 25 mph winds and a tough Georgetown College team. The slide continued in the singles, as IWU lost the first set at 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6 singles. 

The comeback began when Trey Thixton got IWU on the board with a 6-1, 6-3 win. IWU turned the match around with gritty, hard fought second set wins at 3-5 singles. With the match on the line, the men won three straight 10 point super-tiebreakers to clinch the match 4-3. 


 

MATCH VITALS

 

• Match Score: IWU def. GC, 4-3
• Records: IWU 10-10 | GC 3-7
• Location: Georgetown, Ky. | Lackey Tennis Center
• NAIA Top 25 Ranking: IWU - Unranked | GC - Unranked

MATCH DOUBLES

 

• No. 1: Barnes/Barriere (GC) def. Trey Thixton/Isaac Steiner (IWU) 6-4
• No. 2: Hirose/Schrimer (GC) vs. Timo Fischer/Valentino Trento (IWU) 5-2 DNF
• No. 3: Hechemy/Kennedy (GC) def. Riley Fuqua/Isaiah Hostetler (IWU) 6-4

MATCH SINGLES

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• No. 1: Barriere (GC) def. Isaac Steiner (IWU) 7-6, 6-4
• No. 2: Trey Thixton (IWU) def. Barnes (GC) 6-1, 6-3
• No 3: Timo Fischer (IWU) def. Schrimer (GC) 4-6, 6-2, 1-0
• No 4: Valentino Trento (IWU) def. Stragier (GC) 5-7, 7-5, 1-0
• No 5: Isaiah Hostetler (IWU) def. Taylor (GC) 6-3, 6-1
• No 6: Hirose (GC) def. Riley Fuqua (IWU) 6-3, 6-1

GLEGHORN PERSPECTIVE

 

• "The men made a great comeback after being down and out," said James Gleghorn, Head Tennis Coach. "Timo, Valentino, and Isaiah had incredible tiebreak wins to give us the match. What a great day!"

LOOKING AHEAD

 

• The Wildcats will travel to take on Lourdes on April 4 at 11:30AM.

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