GREENWOOD, Ind. – The No. 8-ranked University of Indianapolis men's tennis kept their brooms busy early on Monday afternoon, sweeping the eight-seeded Findlay Oilers on route to the NCAA DII Midwest Regional Final.
 
The Hounds have now swept their last four matches, all within the postseason. They will face McKendree in the regional final as the Bearcats and Greyhounds battle it out for a spot in Orlando, Fla. for Nationals.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Louis Picaud and Erwan Momo Andre, the nations No. 31-ranked doubles pair, set the pace for the match, sprinting to a rapid 6-0 victory at court two for doubles. Pedro Franca and David Simeonov were the clinchers for the doubles point this time around, swiping the honors from the top-court of Matthieu Derache and Tom Zeuch who were on match point as well.
 

?? | P stands for Pedro, as in Pedro clinched the doubles point!

Hounds lead by ?? going into singles! pic.twitter.com/cIxLhUxzeF

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With domination in all three doubles courts, the Hounds continued to roll in singles. First on the board was Mauricio Grijalva putting his foot on the gas with a big 6-2, 6-2 win.
 
After a lull in the action, the 2-0 lead broke quickly for the Hounds, starting with Zeuch at the top court. The nation's best player finished a straight-sets sweep of No. 64 Arthur Bord to make it 3-0. That left it to the freshman Manuel Lanteri and Derache at courts three and four both racing for the clinch. Derache would not be stripped of the honor this time, delivering a vicious forehand to ice the match and set the Hounds date with the Bearcats.
 

?? | Derache brings the brooms! ??

Hounds take down the Oilers 4??-0??! pic.twitter.com/sSOaawW7ui

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UP NEXT
The Hounds will face McKendree in the regional final as the Bearcats and Greyhounds battle it out for a spot in Orlando, Fla. for Nationals. The match will take place at 11 a.m. ET in the UIndy Tennis Center.