St. Louis, Mo. — Indiana Wesleyan Men's Tennis took on top 15 Missouri Baptist on Friday afternoon. The Wildcats lost 6-1 to the Spartans in a hard fought match. MBU took the no. 3 doubles to start the match but IWU won at no. 1 doubles behind
Matheus Lima and
Michail Klinkov. Missouri Baptist would take the doubles point with the no. 2 doubles win and started 1-0. The Spartans took the next 5 points at 2 through 5 singles. In final matchup of the day,
Matheus Lima stayed hot and won a 3rd set tiebreaker to give the Wildcats their lone point of the match.
MATCH VITALS
- Match Score: MBU def. IWU 6-1
- Records: IWU 5-9 | MBU 8-1
- Location: St. Louis, Missouri
GLEGHORN PERSPECTIVE
- "The match was much closer than the final score and the boys played really well," said Head Coach James Gleghorn. "Battled everywhere. Big win against ranked opponent at 1 doubles and 1 singles."
NEXT TIME OUT
- IWU opens Crossroads League play on March 21st against No. 12 Huntington on the road.
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