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Box Score 2 ROME, Ga. – University of Indianapolis tennis can now add a new trophy to its case as
Tom Zeuch and
Edgar Destouet have made history by winning the ITA DII Double National Championship. The pair, who ran the gauntlet at the Midwest Regional, have done it once again, this time almost 500 miles away from home.
The championship match kicked off Sunday morning under the sun of Rome, Ga. The Greyhounds were challenging the duo of Tomas Descarrega and Facundo Bermejo of the University of West Florida, the runners-up for the ITA DII South Regional. First set was exactly what the Hounds needed as they won steadily, 6-4. Zeuch and Destouet could not secure the sweep as they fell in set two, 6-2. It all came down to a tiebreak set in which Zeuch and Destouet were up to the task. They dominated their final set winning 10-1 and putting their name in UIndy history books.
Their journey started early on Thursday, and that is where the dynamic duo set the tone for their tournament. Facing a doubles pair from Washburn, they made quick work, eliminating their opponents in straight 6-3 sets.
They then advanced to the quarterfinals from that point where they took on the pair of Javier Cueto Ramos and Santiago Perez from Columbus State. The first set was tight with the Hounds eking out a 7-5 victory. Their Cougars adversaries did not allow a sweep however, taking the second set 6-1. In the tiebreak set the Hounds won the fight with an explosive 10-7 win.
In the semifinals against a duo from the University of West Alabama, it was once again a three-set affair. UWA squeaked out an extremely tight first set. Despite being down 1-0 in set two, the Greyhounds held on, winning confidently 6-4. Set three saw Zeuch and Destouet's resolve outlast their foes, as they crushed the tiebreak 10-8, sending them to a chance at the title match.
On the other side of the tournament,
Lea Cakarevic fell early in the tournament, losing 6-2, 6-1.
Anna Novikova and
Sofia Sharonova fared slightly better by losing in the round of 16; 6-3, 3-6, 5-10.
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