GREENWOOD, Ind. – The No. 5-ranked University of Indianapolis men's tennis is heading to Orlando, Fla. for the 2023 NCAA Division II Men's National Tennis Championships. The Hounds swept the No. 21-ranked Ferris State Bulldogs on Sunday to punch their ticket.
 

Taking Care Of Business ??

UIndy takes down Ferris State to earn their spot in the 2023 NCAA Division II Men's National Tennis Championships in Orlando! #WeAreCollegeTennis | #NCAATennis pic.twitter.com/qGrLDeXTAG

— ITA (@ITA_Tennis) April 30, 2023

 
INS AND OUTS
Facing threats of rain all throughout the morning and into the afternoon, the Hounds got started quickly at 11 a.m. with doubles play. Ferris, having dominated doubles the day prior against Tiffin, came in with confidence. That confidence did not shake the Greyhounds, however, with the pair of Nikolaj Talimaa and Louis Picaud finding a quick 6-2 victory.
 
Both matches at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles were at 5-4, but the pair of Matthieu Derache and Erwan Momo Andre were just a hair faster on the trigger, pulling off the 6-4 win and the doubles victory.
 

?? | Doubles secured!??

The EMA and Derache connection clinches doubles for the Hounds! pic.twitter.com/twdYp2C5O5

— UIndy Athletics (@UIndyAthletics) April 30, 2023

 
Now with the wind at their back, the Hounds kept pushing. Tom Zeuch, in one of the most dominant matches he has played this year, cruised to a 6-1, 6-0 victory. In what felt like moments, his partner in crime Edgar Destouet also found the win column, going 6-3, 6-1 to give the Hounds a 3-0 lead.
 
It was between Talimaa, the clincher from the McKendree match, and August Ehrnrooth, both within a game of sending the Hounds to Orlando, Fla. It ended up being Ehrnrooth, who with a vicious backhand, punched the Hounds tickets with a yell "here we come Orlando."
 
UP NEXT
The Hounds are heading to Orlando, Fla. for the 2023 NCAA Division II Men's National Tennis Championships at the USTA National Campus starting on May 11.