INDIANAPOLIS - On the final day of the ITA DII National Men's Team Indoor Championship, the No.12 University of Indianapolis took down No. 5 Columbus State in a 4-3 thriller for 7th place in the tournament. The Greyhounds advance to 5-3 on the season. 

"I'm extremely proud of my guys, as they have played have played solid tennis all weekend long given the adversity and high-level of tennis we saw." UIndy Tennis Director Malik Tabet went on to say after today's match. "Finishing strong, especially getting a win over Columbus State in a very tight match is a great statement. Columbus State has always been a tough team to compete against and coming ahead today was definitely a great way to finish this tournament on a good note." 

HOW IT HAPPENED 
The Cougars got on the board first in taking the doubles point. Elias Peter and Andrea Sandrone took the first best-of-three doubles matches by defeating David Simeonov and Matthieu Derache 6-3 in #1 doubles. Samer Al-Tori and Camilo Cano beat Manu Lanteri and Lorenzo Di Cursi in #3 doubles by a score of 6-3 to gain the first point for CSU. 

The Hounds immediately worked to flip the script in singles, with Derache making quick work of Cano in #3 singles, winning 6-2 6-1 to knot the match at one a piece. The Cougars responded instantly with a win from Peter in #6 singles, where he topped Di Cursi 6-3 6-1. Asier Ayllon Prado leveled the match at 2-2 after he bested Benedek Szombathelyi 6-1 6-4. 

UIndy took a 3-2 lead after Lanteri outlasted Al-Tori 7-5 1-6 6-3 in the #2 singles slot. In #5 singles, Tadeo Gaggiofatto went down to the wire with Sandrone in a three-set tiebreak, but ultimately fell short to tie the match 3-3. 

It all came down to the #1 singles court, where Simeonov and Daniel Hammond battled back and forth all match. Simeonov took the first set 7-6, winning 9-7 in the tiebreak. Hammond pushed back after finding a break in serve to take the set 6-4. The third set was a lung-buster, but Simeonov ultimately found a service break at 5-5 to clinch a 4-3 win for the Hounds.


UP NEXT
The Greyhounds will take on Roosevelt University after an extended break, with the match starting Monday, Mar 3, at 12 PM.