GOSHEN, Ind. - Goshen faced off against Indiana Wesleyan on Senior Day on Saturday morning. The Wildcats defeated the men 4-3 and the women 5-2. Goshen seniors Insee Akarapan and Meaghan Godzisz were recognized after the matches.

Szofia Kallai and Blanka Bodo won in #1 doubles for the Goshen women even though IWU won the team point. However, Kallai and Bodo scored points at #2 and #3 singles. The two points that the Maple Leafs scored against the Wildcats are the most they have scored against them since May 3, 2002, during the NAIA Region VII Final in Indianapolis.

The men got a doubles win from the team of Mario Gomez and Brandon Lomas, but IWU won at #1 and #2 doubles. Gomez won at #4 singles and Lomas at #6 singles. The third GC point came from Matija Margetic at #2 singles.

Godzisz has 23 wins between singles and doubles in her collegiate career and Akarapan has 37. The Indiana Wesleyan women are currently ranked #19 and the men are receiving votes.

Goshen is at the ITA Regional Tournament starting on Wednesday, September 27.

Men's Tennis — Indiana Wesleyan 4, Goshen 3
Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023 at Goshen Jr. High School

Doubles — Indiana Wesleyan won team point 2-1
1. Trey Thixton/Isaac Steiner (IWU) def. Filippo Gallo/Insee Akarapan 6-1
2. Edvin Johnson/Ethan Gray (IWU) def. Matija Margetic/Pedro Scattolon 6-4
3. Mario Gomez/Brandon Lomas (GC) def. Timo Fischer/Isaiah Hostetler 6-2

Singles
1. Steiner (IWU) def. Gallo 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
2. Margetic (GC) def. Fischer 6-3, 6-4
3. Thixton (IWU) def. Scattolon 7-5, 6-3
4. Gomez (GC) def. Hostetler 6-4, 6-0
5. Gray (IWU) def. Akarapan 6-2, 6-3
6. Lomas (GC) def. Poquette 6-2, 6-4

Women's Tennis — Indiana Wesleyan 5, Goshen 2
Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023 at Goshen Jr. High School

Doubles — Indiana Wesleyan won team point 2-1
1. Szofia Kallai/Blanka Bodo (GC) def. France Antezana/Sofia Munoz 6-4
2. Breann Barger/Katie Parr (IWU) def. Sude Aytekin/Meaghan Godzisz 6-0
3. Maria Way/Ellie Snider (IWU) def. Carmen Aliaga/Morgan Priebe 6-0

Singles
1. Munoz (IWU) def. Aytekin 6-4, 6-2
2. Kallai (GC) def. Antezana 6-1, 7-5
3. Bodo (GC) def. Way 7-6(10), 2-6, 7-6
4. Snider (IWU) def. Godzisz 6-1, 6-0
5. Barger (IWU) def. Aliaga 6-4, 7-5
6. Parr (IWU) def. Priebe 6-3, 6-2