9th ranked Indianapolis edges Drury 4-2 in GLVC Championship

 
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.— In a battle of regular season division champions, ninth-ranked Indianapolis took the Great Lakes Valley Conference tournament championship with a 4-2 win over Drury on Sunday in Indianapolis, Indiana.
 
The Greyhounds, winners of the East Division in the regular season, improved to 17-4. The Panthers, who won the West Division in the GLVC, fell to 15-5.
 
Drury fought back after falling behind 1-0 in doubles to take a 2-1 lead with singles wins from Clara Kuehnle and Ewa Samberger. Kuehlne beat nationally-ranked Margarita Andreiuk 6-0, 6-1, to get the Panthers on the board. The win was Kuehlne’s 13^th straight singles victory. Samberger also continued her singles winning streak as she won her 12^th in a row with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Maria Fiacan.
 
Indianapolis evened the match at 2-2 as Anna Novikova defeated Nastasia Jedrychowski 7-5, 6-1, then closed out the match with wins from their number four and number six singles players. Sofia Sharonova, Indianapolis’ number six singles player, clinched the championship point in a three-set battle against Drury’s Kseniia Eremina, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4.
 
The win marked the fourth-straight title for Indianapolis.
 
Drury will wait to see if they have earned a bid to the NCAA-II Tournament later this week. The Panthers were ranked seventh in the latest Midwest Regional rankings.
 
#9 Indianapolis 4, #45 Drury Panthers 2
Apr 23, 2023 at Indianapolis, Ind. (UIndy Tennis Center)
 
Singles competition
1. #41 Anna Novikova (INDY-W) def. #32 N. Jedrychowski (DRURY-W) 7-5, 6-1
2. Clara Kuehnle (DRURY-W) def. #75 Margarita Andreiuk (INDY-W) 6-0, 6-1
3. Ewa Samberger (DRURY-W) def. Maria Fiacan (INDY-W) 6-1, 6-0
4. #69 Lea Cakarevic (INDY-W) def. Alma Abazi (DRURY-W) 6-2, 2-6, 6-2
5. Leana Chanove (DRURY-W) vs. Diane Flament (INDY-W) no result
6. Sofia Sharonova (INDY-W) def. Kseniia Eremina (DRURY-W) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
 
Doubles competition
1. #12 Sofia Sharonova/Anna Novikova (INDY-W) def. Ewa Samberger/Kseniia Eremina (DRURY-W) 6-4
2. Maria Fiacan/Margarita Andreiuk (INDY-W) def. Maria Espejo/Clara Kuehnle (DRURY-W) 6-3
3. Alma Abazi/N. Jedrychowski (DRURY-W) vs. Lea Cakarevic/Diane Flament (INDY-W) no result
 
Match Notes
Drury Panthers 15-5; National ranking #45
Indianapolis 17-5; National ranking #9
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (2,3,1,4,6)
GLVC Championship
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