INDIANAPOLIS – The University of Indianapolis men's tennis team capped off their weekend of the ITA Indoor National Championship by sweeping No. 16 ranked Delta State University 4-0 to secure the fifth-place honor in the tournament.
Vs. #16 DELTA STATE
Zac Faveri erupted with excitement and sprinted onto the court to congratulate teammates
Edgar Destouet and
Yoann Viel as they secured the doubles point for the Hounds in handing Delta State its first doubles loss within the weekend tournament.
Destouet and Viel took the win 6-3 in securing the win, while
Tom Zeuch and Faveri took a hefty first win of the morning by downing DSU's Emile Le Terrier and Jordan Hays, 6-2.
Excitement and energy continued to surge throughout the Greyhound team going into singles, as Veil the took two back-to-back 6-3 sets to secure his win in the three spots. A quick two 6-3 sets by Zuech put the Hounds up 3-0, and it was up to No. 2 spot
Nikolaj Talimaa to clinch and he did so in two 6-2 sets.
"The team chemistry is insane right now," Talimaa added. "We're playing for each other, it's incredible."
Vs. #11 NORTH GEORGIA
UIndy made a fast impact by dominating doubles, with
Tom Zeuch and
Zac Faveri taking a quick 6-3 win in the one spot.
Nikolaj Talimaa and
Pedro Franca followed that with a win in the three spot by a score of 6-2.
Yoann Viel and
Edgar Destouet did not complete their match.
In singles,
Yoann Viel was the first to finish earning his win with scores of 6-4 and 6-0. Freshman
Edgar Destouet was the next to find victory, downing UNG's Cole Brainard 6-2, 6-0.
Jason Gerweck secured the win for the Greyhounds in the six spot, defeating Giulio Sassi 6-1, 6-0.
Vs. #9 SAINT LEO
In doubles,
Yoann Viel and
Edgar Destouet took the first win of the night, defeating Saint Leo's Vincent Thiel and Bradley Eidenmuller 6-3.
Nikolaj Talimaa and
Pedro Franca fell 6-4 after making a energetic three straight point run to end the second match. It came down to the numbers one doubles as
Tom Zeuch and
Zac Faveri were tied at 6-6. The high energy match was not enough to overcome the Lions who stole the 7-6 win.
In singles action the Lions took an early lead going up 2-0 on the Hounds.
Yoann Viel answered back by winning his match in pair of 6-4 sets. Then answered with another Lions win, followed by another Hounds singles win by
Nikolaj Talimaa who took his victory off a 6-2 and 6-4 match.
Tom Zeuch also took his match 6-3, 7-6.
UP NEXT
The Hounds have a short time off before they will be back in hosting Wayne State on Saturday, March 5 at 2:30 p.m. ET at the UIndy Tennis Center
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