CEDARVILLE, Ohio. - Indiana Wesleyan University Men's Tennis traveled to D-2 Cedarville University on Friday and won a 4-3 thriller to start the season 1-0. The Wildcats won the doubles at No.1 and 2 to take a 1-0 lead as
Michael Klinkov and Matheus Lima both won their first matches as IWU players. In singles, IWU got off to a quick 2-0 lead with Lima winning at no. 1 single 6-0, 6-2 quickly followed by Klinkov winning 6-2, 6-4. Rounding out the singles and getting the final win to clinch the match was
Sandro Hilberger in a third set super tiebreaker.
MATCH VITALS
- Match Score: IWU def. CU 4-3
- Records: IWU 1-0 | CU 0-1
- Location: Cedarville, Ohio
GLEGHORN PERSPECTIVE
- "The men fought really hard and came away with a great 4-3 victory to open the season," said Head Coach James Gleghorn. "After only three full days of practice, it was an impressive performance led by our newcomers. Matheus and Michail winning both their singles and doubles matches to help put us over the top. Looking forward to getting back at it in the morning against West Virginia State."
NEXT TIME OUT
- The Wildcats play in Cedarville again tomorrow against West Virginia State starting at 11:30 AM.
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