Southwest Baptist gets past Panthers in GLVC semifinals

 
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.— For the second straight postseason contest, Drury’s match came down to a seventh and deciding point. This time 21^st ranked Southwest Baptist would get the match’s final point to defeat the Panthers 4-3 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference semifinals on Saturday in Indianapolis, Indiana.
 
Drury fell to 10-6 with the loss, while the Bearcats advance to the championship round on Sunday with a 17-8 record.
 
With the match tied 3-3, Alvaro Nunez would win the number four singles match over Drury’s Louka Queguiner 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) for the match’s deciding point.
 
Southwest Baptist grabbed a 1-0 lead winning two doubles matches, but the Panthers won singles matches with their top three players. Sylvain Garin-Michaud, ranked fifth nationally, defeated 23^rd ranked Markary Adamek 2-6, 6-2, 6-1. Freshman Yaroslav Sharry, number 40 nationally in men’s singles, won in two sets over 48^th ranked Youssef Nabil 6-4, 7-5. Marlon Wiken gave the Panthers their third point with a 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5) win over Marcio Silva.
 
The Bearcats will play Indianapolis on Sunday in the GLVC Championship.
 
#21 Southwest Baptist 4, #49 Drury Panthers 3
Apr 22, 2023 at Indianapolis, Ind. (UIndy Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1. #5 S. Garin-Michaud (DRURY-M) def. #23 Markary Adamek (SBU-M) 2-6, 6-2, 6-1
2. #40 Yaroslav Sharyy (DRURY-M) def. #48 Youssef Nabil (SBU-M) 6-4, 7-5
3. Marlon Wilken (DRURY-M) def. Marcio Silva (SBU-M) 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
4. Alvaro Nunez (SBU-M) def. Louka Queguiner (DRURY-M) 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)
5. Ilyes Khelifi (SBU-M) def. Mark Drozdetskii (DRURY-M) 6-2, 6-3
6. Fabian Neff (SBU-M) def. Oscar Reis (DRURY-M) 6-2, 6-0
 
Doubles competition
1. #14 S. Garin-Michaud/Marlon Wilken (DRURY-M) vs. #13 Markary Adamek/Marcio Silva (SBU-M) no result
2. #29 Youssef Nabil/Alvaro Nunez (SBU-M) def. Mark Drozdetskii/Yaroslav Sharyy (DRURY-M) 6-4
3. Mikar Fisher/Ilyes Khelifi (SBU-M) def. Alejandro Esquivel/Oscar Reis (DRURY-M) 6-3
 
Match Notes
Drury Panthers 10-6; National ranking #49
Southwest Baptist 17-8; National ranking #21
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (2,1,3,6,5,4)
GLVC Semifinals
T-22