Box Score ST. LOUIS – 5-0 is the new record for the No. 7-ranked UIndy men's tennis team after cruising to a 7-0 victory over the Southwest Baptist Bearcats. The Hounds took all nine matches played, sweeping doubles before doing the same with singles late into the evening.
 
INS AND OUTS
Rebounding from a doubles point loss to Washburn; the Greyhounds were in form against the Bearcats. No. 3 doubles was the first to finish, featuring the duo of Nikolaj Talimaa and Jason Gerweck. For Gerweck and Talimaa, a 4-0 lead early in the match was all they needed to put that one away. The No. 1-ranked Tom Zeuch and Edgar Destouet were dominant as ever, scorching to a 4-1 lead in the match. Their SBU foes, fought back however, bringing it to 5-3 before the ITA Cup champs delt the finishing blow, just four minutes after Gerweck and Talimaa had finished.
 
Erwan Momo Andre and Louis Picaud in No. 2 doubles faced a little bit more pushback in their match. The match was a back-and-forth battle with both teams locked at 3-3. Back to back game wins by Picaud and Momo opened the door for the Hound pairing, but the SBU Cats refused to quit, evening it up at 5-5 once again. Just as they did before, a pair of serves by the Hounds iced the match.
 
Picaud kept his wins going into singles, being the first to victory, taking a 6-4, 6-2 win out of the No. 4 slot. In his first set Picaud fought off wins by his SBU opponent, having trailed 3-1 early in the match, eventually evening an taking the set. There was no SBU lead in set two however, with Picaud putting his foot on the gas and never letting up.
 
Within a minute of each other, Destouet and Zeuch, at No. 1 and No. 2 singles respectively, turned a 2-0 lead for the Hounds into 4-0 match win. No. 28 Zeuch fought off a close first set but took no chances in his second, winning 6-0. For Destouet it was more even dominance, winning 6-3, 6-2.
 
Nikolaj Talimaa and Erwan Andre Momo were the next two to finish for the Hounds, both winning in straight sets. The last man for the Hounds was August Ehrnrooth who battled through two touch 7-6 sets to claim another victory in his freshman campaign.
 
UP NEXT
Before the ITA DII Indoor Team Championships, the Hounds will square off with the No. 9-ranked Hawaii Pacific University on Wednesday, Feb. 15 in the UIndy Tennis Center. Action is set to start at noon.