[Men's Tennis] Men's Tennis Battles Pair of Top-10 Opponents
MARION, Ind. – Following a win over No. 11 Campbellsville (Ky.) on Friday, No. 24 Indiana Wesleyan University men’s tennis dropped a pair of decisions to top-10 foes on Saturday. IWU fell 5-0 to No. 9 William Woods (Mo.) and 5-2 to No. 8 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) at the IWU Tennis Invitational.
MATCH VITALS VS. No. 9 WILLIAM WOODS
Score: William Woods def. Indiana Wesleyan, 5-0
Records: Indiana Wesleyan 21-8 | William Woods (Mo.) 12-2
Location: Sutter Tennis Center | Indiana Wesleyan University | Marion, Indiana
DOUBLES
No. 1: Oscar Barreiro-Aaron Westerlund (WWU) def. Eli Steiner/Grant Yager (IWU) 9-7
No. 2: Christopher Vleeming Ortiz-Javier Callejo (WWU) def. Diego Freire/Riley Worland (IWU) 8-6
No. 3: Zach Frisbie-Jesus Amezcua (WWU) def. Tyler Abbott/Grant Esposito (IWU) 8-6
SINGLES
No. 1: Eli Steiner (IWU) vs. Javier Callejo (WWU) 2-6, 1-5 [unfinished]
No. 2: Diego Freire (IWU) vs. Antoine Maraval (WWU) 4-6, 0-2 [unfinished]
No. 3: Grant Esposito (IWU) vs. Oscar Barreiro (WWU) 4-6, 3-3 [unfinished]
No. 4: Christopher Vleeming Ortiz (WWU) def. Riley Worland (IWU) 0-6, 2-6
No. 5: Jesus Amezcua (WWU) def. Tyler Abbott (IWU) 6-0, 6-1
No. 6: Andrew Block (IWU) vs. Sam Bird (WWU) 6-4, 1-0 [unfinished]
COACH SHIGLEY SAYS…
“The men’s team lost some super close matches in doubles vs. William Woods and went down 3-0 after doubles. We were unable to dig out of that whole. William Woods is a very good team. It helps to show us how we need to improve to beat a top 10 team.”
MATCH VITALS VS. No. 8 LINDSEY WILSON
Score: Lindsey Wilson def. Indiana Wesleyan, 5-2
Records: Indiana Wesleyan 21-9 | Lindsey Wilson 5-5
Location: Sutter Tennis Center | Indiana Wesleyan University | Marion, Indiana
DOUBLES
No. 1: Erazo/Raya (LWC) def. Eli Steiner/Grant Yager (IWU) 8-3
No. 2: Diego Freire/Riley Worland (IWU) def. Almeida/Garcia (LWC) 8-5
No. 3: Espinoza/Vincent (LWC) def. Tyler Abbott/Grant Esposito (IWU) 9-8
SINGLES
No. 1: Eli Steiner (IWU) def. Tiago Almeida (LWC) 6-2, 6-0
No. 2: Camilo Erazo (LWC) def. Diego Freire (IWU) 6-0, 6-1
No. 3: Grant Esposito (IWU) vs. Xavier Vincent (LWC) 6-2, 1-3 [unfinished]
No. 4: Nico Garcia (LWC) def. Riley Worland (IWU) 6-1, 6-2
No. 5: Steven Espinoza (LWC) def. Tyler Abbott (IWU) 6-3, 6-1
No. 6: Andrew Block (IWU) vs. Santiago Diaz (LWC) 5-7 [unfinished]
COACH SHIGLEY SAYS…
“The men’s match vs. Lindsey Wilson was an opportunity lost. We won at No. 2 doubles and had two match points at No. 3 doubles in the tiebreaker to go up 2-1 after doubles, but were unable to convert. We needed that doubles point as we moved into singles. It is tough coming back from that kind of emotional letdown. Eli won easily at No. 1, Espo was leading at No. 3, Andrew was in a super tight match at No. 6 but we just couldn’t find any other points to lose 5-2 vs. the No. 8 team in the country.”
"We celebrated our seniors today - Casey Mellinger, Levi Rees, Andrew Block, and Tyler Abbott. They have been such a joy to coach. So proud of these men and how they have led spiritually, especially this year!"
UP NEXT FOR MEN’S TENNIS
Indiana Wesleyan hosts another invitational next weekend on April 11-13. IWU opens on Thursday vs. Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) at 4 p.m.