MARION, Ind. - Indiana Wesleyan Men's Tennis played late afternoon indoors instead of at home at 11:00 AM and it was worth the wait. The match was a back and forth day with IWU winning doubles point when
Timo Fischer and
Leif Clerc won a tiebreaker 7-5 to break the 1-1 doubles deadlock.
In singles, Campbellsville quickly tied the score 1-1 with a quick victory at no. 2 singles. IWU went up 2-1 with
Valentino Trento winning 6-4, 6-2. Campbellsville took the next two matches at no. one and three singles. At three singles,
Leif Clerc lost a dramatic 10-8 super tiebreaker. Down 3-2, IWU needed to win the last two matches going on, five and six singles.
Isaiah Hostetler, won first with 6-3, 6-3 win over a tough opponent. The win set up a 3-3 match with
Riley Fuqua playing six. Riley rebounded from yesterday's tough loss to clinching the victory today with a 6-4, 6-3 win. This is Fuqua's second time clinching a match this spring.
- Match Score: IWU def. CU 4-3
- Records: IWU 10-14 | CU 0-9-1
- Location: Marion, Indiana
- Box Score: Click HERE to view the full box score
- Coach James Gleghorn said, "Good win for the guys. They were really strong up top and we pushed them to the limit but fell short. Valentino, Isaiah, and Nugget came through for today. Total team effort today!"
- The Wildcats have a match on Wednesday, April 2nd at 4:00 PM against Judson University.
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