Top-Ranked Wildcats Top TU Tennis

MARION, Ind. - The Taylor Trojans saw their four-game win streak come to an end on Tuesday as the league-leading Wildcats from Indiana Wesleyan (9-0, 8-0 CL) downed TU 9-0. The Trojans (8-3, 6-3 CL) sit in fifth place in league standings.

Although the Trojans were unable to record a match victory on Tuesday, all three doubles contests were competitive as were the No. 1 and No. 2 singles courts. Alexa Kling in the No. 2 singles slot pushed IWU's Thewuni Devaraja in a two-set match that ended up in favor of Devaraja 7-5, 6-2.

Taylor will step away from league play on Thursday when they host NCAA DII Cedarville University (2-1) at 4:00 p.m.

Indiana Wesleyan def. Taylor; 9-0

Doubles

No. 1 – Mella/Bauss (IWU) def. Fletchall/Schultz (TU); 8-2
No. 2 – Reed/Devaraja (IWU) def. Grose/Clark (TU); 8-4
No. 3 – Klein/Moore (IWU) def. Kling/Zeilstra (TU); 8-3

Singles

No. 1 – Lizzie Bauss (IWU) def. Molly Fletchall (TU); 6-4, 6-5
No. 2 – Thewuni Devaraja (IWU) def. Alexa Kling (TU); 7-5, 6-2
No. 3 – Olivia Reed (IWU) def. Taelor Grose (TU); 6-1, 6-2
No. 4 – Marissa Klein (IWU) def. Mikayla Schultz (TU); 6-0, 6-1
No. 5 – Laura Moore (IWU) def. Katelyn Gray (TU); 6-0, 6-0
No. 6 – Rebecca Scurt (IWU) def. Molly Pile (TU); 6-1, 6-0