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GREENWOOD, Ind. – No. 24 University of Indianapolis defeated No. 30 Drury University, 4-0, in the Great Lakes Valley Conference Men’s Tennis Championship on Sunday at Center Grove High School in Greenwood, Indiana, to claim its league-best 10th title and fourth consecutive.
The No. 3 doubles squad of Nils Hoffacker and Max Witthaus were first to finish for the Hounds, taking a 6-4 win over Drury’s Leonardo Cerri and Lukas Stierling. The Panthers got a point back at No. 1 doubles, as Nico Hadeler and Gregor Kokalj scored a 7-5 victory before Renato Lima and Magnus Mueller clinched the doubles point with a 7-5 (7-2) tiebreak win for UIndy.
Huber was the first to earn a singles win, tallying a 6-3, 6-1 victory at No. 3 singles. Hoffacker registered the third UIndy point with a 6-1, 6-3 win at No. 2, while freshman Farji clinched the 2019 GLVC Championship with a 6-2, 6-3 win at No. 5.
At the conclusion of the Championship, UIndy head coach Malik Tabet was named GLVC Coach of the Year for the fifth time. His Greyhounds now await the NCAA Selection Show on May 7 to determine their Regional fate. The first round of the 2019 NCAA Division II Championships will be played on campus sites May 13-14.
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Tennis Match Results
UIndy vs. Drury
Apr 21, 2019 at Greenwood, IN
(Center Grove High School)
#24 Indianapolis 4, #30 Drury 0
Doubles Competition
1. Nico Hadeler/Gregor Kokalj (DU) def. Dario Huber/Matej Kostadinov (UINDY) 7-5
2. Renato Lima/Magnus Mueller (UINDY) def. Augustin Diot/Paul Porcher (DU) 7-5 (7-2)
3. Nils Hoffacker/Max Witthaus (UINDY) def. Leonardo Cerri/Lukas Stierling (DU) 6-2
Singles Competition
1. Renato Lima (UINDY) vs. Nico Hadeler (BU) 6-4, unfinished
2. Nils Hoffacker (UINDY) def. Augustin Diot (DU) 6-1, 6-1
3. Dario Huber (UINDY) def. Gregor Kokalj (DU) 6-3, 6-1
4. Magnus Mueller (UINDY) vs. Paul Porcher (DU) unfinished
5. Ariel Farji (UINDY) def. Lukas Stierling (DU) 6-2, 6-3
6. Matej Kostadinov (UINDY) vs. Leonardo Cerri (DU) 6-2, 4-5 unfinished
Match Notes:
Drury 15-5; National ranking #30
Indianapolis 15-5; National ranking #24
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (3,2,5)