ST. LOUIS – In their opening GLVC tilt, the No. 15 UIndy men's tennis team edged-out Maryville 4-3. The Greyhounds improve to 10-4 on the season, while earning their sixth in-region win. 

After cruising through doubles competition, the Hounds handled business with wins from No. 14 Asier Ayllon Prado, Mathieu Derache, and Jovan Matovic. 

INS AND OUTS
It was smooth sailing for UIndy out of the gate, sweeping doubles competition to capture the opening point. Matovic and Lorenzo Di Cursi found the first result for the Hounds, overpowering Luca Morbioli and Markos Prentits 6-2 at #3 doubles. 

Shelbaya and Tadeo Gaggiofatto followed that up on court #2 with a 6-4 win over Lorenzo Biava and Jack Quilty. Ayllon Prado and Derache echoed that 6-4 result at #1 doubles, taking down Michel Delaloye and Diego Alvarez Gutierrez. 

Derache carried that momentum over to singles competition, giving UIndy a 2-0 edge after a 6-1, 6-2 win over Prentits on court #2. 

The Saints then leveled the match at 2-2 with a pair of quick results at #4 and #6 singles. Alvarez Gutierrez went first on court #4, downing Shelbaya 6-0, 6-2. Quilty followed that up with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Pablo Alcon at #6 singles. 

Matovic regained the lead for the Hounds at #3 singles, delivering a hard-fought 6-2, 7-6 win over Delaloye. 

With their back against the wall, Maryville found another response Maksim Chernogorov, outlasting Di Cursi at #4 singles in 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 fashion. 

The match was to be decided on court #1, where Ayllon Prado defended his No. 1 ranking in the Midwest against Biava. Ayllon Prado struck first with a 6-1 breadstick in the first set, but Biava responded with a 6-3 win in the second. After a close battle in the deciding third set, AAP clinched the win for UIndy with a 7-5 win in the ultimate set. 

UP NEXT
The Hounds will remain in St. Louis for another league match, taking on Missouri-St. Louis tomorrow at 11 AM.