OVERLAND PARK, MO. – The University of Missouri-St. Louis men's tennis team lost a 5-1 decision to No. 24 ranked Indianapolis on Saturday night in the GLVC Tournament semifinals.
The Greyhounds, the top seed in the East Division, took a 2-1 lead after doubles before winning at Nos. 3, 5 and 6 singles. UMSL falls to 10-8 overall, while UIndy improves to 14-3 and will face No. 1 West Division Drury in tomorrow's championship match.
Senior
Tim McLarty and freshman
Alberto Maza Martin scored the lone point for the Tritons, the No. 2 West Division seed, at No. 2 doubles.
The match was originally scheduled to be played at Noon outdoors, but rain in Kansas City forced the contest indoors tonight. A third place match is scheduled for tomorrow, but play will be determined on the ability to play outside or not. If UMSL is able to play, they would face No. 2 East seed Southern Indiana. Indianapolis will face
Indianapolis 5, Missouri-St. Louis 1
Apr 18, 2015 at Overland Park, KS Singles| 1. #8 Drechsler, Christoph (UINDY) vs. #11 Mueggenburg, Nils (UMSL) 4-6, 6-3, 3-2, unfinished |
| 2. #14 Kostadinov, Tony (UINDY) vs. McLarty, Tim (UMSL) 6-4, 3-6, unfinished |
| 3. Hubert, Luke (UINDY) def. Maza Martin, Alberto (UMSL) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 4. Morlet, Andrea (UINDY) vs. Heyburn, Harry (UMSL) 7-5, 5-2, unfinished |
| 5. Razo, Marco (UINDY) def. Vidaurre, Dario (UMSL) 6-2, 6-2 |
| 6. Cordova, Fausto (UINDY) def. Lindal, Kristoffer (UMSL) 6-2, 6-3 |
Doubles| 1. #9 Drechsler, Christoph/Kostadinov, Tony (UINDY) def. #6 Mueggenburg, Nils/Heyburn, Harry (UMSL) 8-5 |
| 2. McLarty, Tim/Maza Martin, Alberto (UMSL) def. Morlet, Andrea/Razo, Marco (UINDY) 8-6 |
| 3. Hubert, Luke/Cordova, Fausto (UINDY) def. Lindal, Kristoffer/Corrales, Irving (UMSL) 8-6 |
Match Notes| Missouri-St. Louis 10-8; Regional ranking #7 |
| Indianapolis 14-3; National ranking #24; Regional ranking #2 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (3,6,5) |