SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Drury women’s tennis team advanced to the NCAA-II round of 16 with a 5-1 win over Indianapolis in the second round of the Midwest Regional tournament on Sunday at Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield, Missouri.
The Panthers, seeded first and ranked 14th nationally, improved to 19-1 while fifth seeded UINDY ended their season with a 16-7 record.
Drury won two of the three doubles matches and narrowly missed sweeping all three. Drury’s tandem of Josephine Jedrychowski and Viktoriya Zheleva were edged out 8-5 by Paige Olsen and Dana Olsen for the Panthers only doubles loss. Julia Schepp and Larissa Karl picked up an 8-0 win for Drury and the duo of Chung-Yen Huang and JiaQing Mo earned an 8-4 victory.
Mo and Schepp both picked up a quick singles wins for Drury with 6-1, 6-2 victories over Pam Brito Torres and Dana Olsen to get the Panthers within a point of the win. Jedrychowski also posted a 6-1, 6-2 win to clinch the win for Drury as she prevailed over Mara Hofstetter.
The Panthers will advance to the round of 16 on May 9-12 in Surprise, Arizona, the final site of the NCAA-II national championship matches.
Drury University 5, #31 Indianapolis 1
April 29, 2018 at Springfield, MO (Cooper Tennis Complex)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Larissa Karl (DU) vs. Hanna Volikova (UINDY) 7-6, 1-2, unfinished |
| 2. Chung-Yen Huang (DU) vs. Florence Renard (UINDY) 6-2, 5-2, unfinished |
| 3. Viktoriya Zheleva (DU) vs. Chloe Weihs (UINDY) 3-6, 2-3, unfinished |
| 4. Jo. Jedrychowski (DU) def. Mara Hofstetter (UINDY) 6-1, 6-2 |
| 5. JiaQing Mo (DU) def. Pam Brito Torres (UINDY) 6-1, 6-2 |
| 6. Julia Schepp (DU) def. Dana Olsen (UINDY) 6-1, 6-2 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Chung-Yen Huang/JiaQing Mo (DU) def. Hanna Volikova/Florence Renard (UINDY) 8-4 |
| 2. Larissa Karl/Julia Schepp (DU) def. Chloe Weihs/Mara Hofstetter (UINDY) 8-0 |
| 3. Paige Olsen/Dana Olsen (UINDY) def. Jo. Jedrychowski/Viktoriya Zheleva (DU) 8-5 |
| Match Notes |
| Indianapolis 16-7; National ranking #31 |
| Drury University 19-1; National ranking #14 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (5,6,4) |
| Drury (#1 seed) |
| UINDY (#5 seed) |
