INDIANAPOLIS –
Lea Cakarevic jumped into
Kristina Lagoda's arms, she had just clinched the Greyhounds 4-0 win over Wayne State (MI) and punched the team's ticket to the NCAA Sweet 16 in Altamonte Spring on May 17. The Hounds, who are now 19-2 on the season, took the Midwest Region #1 title over the Warriors in a 4-0 sweep on Saturday afternoon at Center Grove High School.
It was Cakarevic who secured the win after posting a 6-2, 6-1 win over Wayne State's Suki Mandair in the No. 6 spot; her teammates
Kristina Lagoda and
Arina Amaning would take the other two single wins over the Warriors No. 4 and No. 5 – with Lagoda finishing first in taking a -6-0, 6-3 win and Amaning also taking a 6-2, 6-1 win.
The Hounds took an early lead over the No. 5 ranked, Wayne State, with a sweep of doubles with
Anna Novikova and Maria Solnsykina taking a 6-0 sweep alongside Sofia Sharnova and
Isabella Dunlap doing the same.
The Greyhounds will return to the NCAA Finals after earning runner-up in the previous season.
UP NEXT
UIndy is set to kick off the NCAA DII Championship run in Florida starting on May 17 with the National Championship match being held on May 21.
