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Women's Tennis Kyle Piercy, Asst. Sports Information Director

Women's tennis advances to first-ever Sweet 16

GREENWOOD, Ind. – The UIndy women's tennis squad won the NCAA Midwest Regional for the first time in program history, dropping 48th-ranked Drury 5-2 at Center Grove High School.

Exactly two weeks ago the 47th-ranked Greyhounds vanquished the Panthers 5-2 to clinch their first Great Lakes Valley Conference Championship in ten years. Sunday, Drury was again on the wrong end of a historic UIndy victory – this time resulting in the Hounds' first-ever NCAA Division II "Sweet 16" appearance.

As they had in Saturday's victory over Ferris State, the Greyhounds swept all three doubles to take a commanding 3-0 lead into singles play.

Allie Smith and Macey Speer were first off the courts with an 8-3 victory over Ali Hadeil and Samata Zambrano in No. 2.

The No. 1 doubles tandem of Stephanie Hirsch and Florence Renard followed suit with an 8-3 win over Stefanie Monsch and Lara Muller.

With all eyes on court three, Brooke Boyts and Dana Olsen pulled off a remarkable 8-6 win in No. 3 doubles against Lucy Givens and Weronika Halicka.

Boyts carried that momentum into singles action, and secured the Hounds' fourth point with a convincing 6-0, 6-1 win over Givens in No. 6.

Action between the two squads continued, as the Panthers picked up their first point in No. 4 singles, where Zambrano defeated Selenay Heper 6-1, 6-2.

Singles 2 and 5 finished almost simultaneously, with Drury's Monsch winning 6-2, 6-2 over Renard on court two. But the point held little value once Speer sealed the match with a 6-4, 6-2 victory against Halicka on court five.

The win marked UIndy's 12th in a row against D-II opponents.

In a couple weeks the Greyhounds will travel to Surprise, Arizona for the NCAA Division II National Championship, and will meet the winner of Central Regional site one.
 
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Players Mentioned

Brooke Boyts

Brooke Boyts

5' 8"
Senior
Selenay Heper

Selenay Heper

5' 6"
Sophomore
Stephanie Hirsch

Stephanie Hirsch

5' 3"
Sophomore
Allie Smith

Allie Smith

5' 4"
Junior
Macey Speer

Macey Speer

5' 4"
Junior
Dana Olsen

Dana Olsen

5' 7"
Freshman
Florence Renard

Florence Renard

5' 5"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Brooke Boyts

Brooke Boyts

5' 8"
Senior
Selenay Heper

Selenay Heper

5' 6"
Sophomore
Stephanie Hirsch

Stephanie Hirsch

5' 3"
Sophomore
Allie Smith

Allie Smith

5' 4"
Junior
Macey Speer

Macey Speer

5' 4"
Junior
Dana Olsen

Dana Olsen

5' 7"
Freshman
Florence Renard

Florence Renard

5' 5"
Freshman
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