CEDARVILLE, Ohio – Cedarville launched the 2025-26 women's tennis season by dropping a 6–1 decision to NAIA No. 22 Indiana Wesleyan at the Johnson-Murdoch Tennis Complex.
The Lady Jackets battled throughout the match with three singles contests extending to a decisive third set.
Senior
Paula Curci Micieli secured Cedarville's lone point by rallying for a 3-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-5) victory at No. 3 singles.
Two other Lady Jackets came close to adding to the team total.
Diana Ivanikhina pushed her opponent to a super tiebreak at No. 1 singles after winning the opening set, while
Mariana Philipps narrowly dropped her third-set tiebreak at the No. 4 position.
Indiana Wesleyan claimed all three doubles matches to open the afternoon and closed the contest with wins in five of the six singles matches.
Quotable: Head Coach Karl Monson
"Our team competed with grit today against a very strong opponent. We had several matches go to a third set tiebreaker but were only able to capitalize on one of them. While the results didn't go our way, the effort and fight were clear, and we will use this experience to continue sharpening our game moving forward."
