INDIANAPOLIS – The No. 5 University of Indianapolis men's tennis team kept the sweeps coming as they battled the Rockhurst Hawks in the semifinals of the Great Lakes Valley Conference tournament, taking the match 4-0. The Hounds are moving onto the GLVC Championship on Sunday where they will play the winner of Drury vs. Southwest Baptist
INS AND OUTS
The match was quick, with the Hounds taking the doubles point to start the contest.
Nikolaj Talimaa and
Louis Picaud were the first to strike victory, winning 6-3.
Matthieu Derache and
Erwan Momo Andre kept the wins rolling for the Hounds, finding a 6-4 dub.
Singles was 3, 1, 2 with Picaud once again striking first. A 6-1 first set dub was followed by an identical second set giving the Hounds a 2-0 lead.
Tom Zeuch, the No. 11-ranked single player, proved that ranking accurate, fighting off a rough first set to win 6-4. His second set left no doubt however, winning 6-0.
Ending the match was
Edgar Destouet, the No. 10-ranked player in the country and he faced another ranked foe in No. 44 Louis Keiner. Despite the ranking battle, Destouet made quick work, winning 6-4, 6-1 to send the Hounds to the finals.
UP NEXT
The Hounds are going to battle SBU for the title on Sunday at 2 p.m. Location is currently set for outdoors at the Center Grove Tennis Courts, but weather swtiches will be posted in the morning to @GLVCsports on Twitter.
