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INDIANAPOLIS – University of Indianapolis' Tom Zeuch fell just short of an ITA Cup singles championship on Sunday. The graduate student out of Reiser, Germany saw his dominant run in Rome, Ga. end at the hands of Baptiste Mercier of Flagler in a 6-4, 7(7)-4(4) match.

Tyffaine Pais also was a ITA Cup competitor, going 1-1 in the tournament.
 
INS & OUTS
Zeuch and Mercier kept it close in the first set, with it being 2-2 after the first four games. Mercier rolled off a pair of games to find a 4-2 advantage, one that Zeuch was unable to dig out of. He was able to bring it to 4-5 but an aggressive final game by the Flagler Saint put the nail in the first set.
 
Zeuch came out aggressive in the second set, jumping into a 4-1 advantage. Mercier refused to quit, eventually evening up the score at five-all. The pair traded games to force the tiebreak, with Mercier outlasting Zeuch for the 7-6 victory.
 
Officially, Zeuch will end his fall campaign with a national runner-up finish.
 
DAY 1-3 RECAP
On the first day, Zeuch saved some energy, making his opening match a swift victory with a 6-3, 6-0 win over Alexander Leischner of Point Loma.
 
Just a day later, Zeuch kept all the momentum behind him, capturing a big victory over Jacopo Denitto of Flagler. It was not the first meeting between the two as Zeuch had played Denitto in the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament last season. Different year, same result. Zeuch had previously defeated Denitto 6-2, 6-2 in the prior year's quarterfinals. This year, the German native clinched it in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2.
 
Now matched up with Adam Lynch of the NCAA DII National Champion Barry Buccaneers, Zeuch kept the past in the past, proving he was the better player winning 6-1, 6-4 to mark his trip to the finals and a chance at history.

Tyffaine Pais, the freshman out of Wattrelos, France, had a quality tournament as well. She picked up a first-round victory over the No. 4-seed Prinkle Signh. After dropping the first set, Pais grabbed a 6-3 second and a 6-1 first to grab her first ITA Cup victory. Her run ended in the second round, falling to Alina Kumpfer of Southern New Hampshire in three sets.