Men's Tennis prepares for 2023 spring break trip in Orlando

Men’s Tennis Heads to Florida for Spring Break Trip

Titans will play four dual matches over five-day period

3/12/2023 12:00:00 PM

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - The Illinois Wesleyan University men's tennis team will travel to Orlando, Fla. for its spring break trip. The Titans (4-4) will play four dual matches over a span of five days, March 13-17.

IWU will kick off the trip with a dual against Ohio Wesleyan University Monday, March 13. The following day will see two matches, as the Titans will begin the day facing Colby-Sawyer College before taking on Emerson College Tuesday, March 14. The Green and White will enjoy Wednesday and Thursday off, before concluding the trip with a dual against Franciscan University of Steubenville Friday, March 17.

The match against Ohio Wesleyan (2-0) will mark the second time the two programs have faced off. OWU won the initial match, 9-0, March 16, 2017.

IWU and Colby-Sawyer (2-4) will face off for the third all-time with the series tied at 1-1, with IWU winning the most recent match on March 17, 2022, 6-3. Then-sophomore Ryan McCoy (Arlington Heights, Ill.-Rolling Meadows) and then-freshman Zeke Cross (Springfield, Ill.-Springfield) were victorious at No. 3 doubles with a score of 8-2. Cross also picked up a win at No. 6 singles, winning with set scores 6-2 and 6-1.

The Titans will meet Emerson (0-7) and Franciscan (1-4) for the first time in program history.

Times for the matches have yet to be finalized and will be updated on iwusports.com as soon as notified. Results will be posted upon completion of the matches. For more updates, be sure to follow @iwutennis on Instagram.

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