SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Drury men's tennis team moved on to the NCAA-II round of 16 with a 5-2 victory over Ferris State in the second round of the Midwest Regional tournament on Tuesday at Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield, Missouri.
 
The Panthers, seeded first and ranked 20^th nationally, improved to 20-2 while third seeded Ferris State ended their season with a 21-3 record.
 
Drury won two of the three doubles matches with Ferris claiming a 8-4 win at the top of their lineup. The Drury pair of Lukas Stierling and Nico Hadeler posted an 8-3 win over Austin DeBruyne and Danill Tarantinov to get the Panthers their first point.  Augustin Diot and Paul Porcher gave Drury a 2-1 lead and match momentum when they edged Mathis Guerre and Pablo Munoz Baroja 9-8.
 
Hadeler and Diot both earned 6-2, 6-1 singles victories for Drury over Steward Sell and DeBruyne to get the Panthers within a point of the win.  Barjoa earned the Bulldogs lone singles victory 7-6, 7-5, before DU senior Sebastien Amato sealed the match for the Panthers with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Nur Adim Iswan at No. 2 singles.
 
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.

#20 Drury University 5, #19 Ferris State 2
May 01, 2018 at Springfield, MO (Cooper Tennis Complex)

Singles competition

1. Nico Hadeler (DU) def. Steward Sell (FS) 6-2, 6-1

2. Sebastien Amato (DU) def. Nur Adim Iswan (FS) 6-4, 6-2

3. Augustin Diot (DU) def. Austin DeBruyne (FS) 6-2, 6-1

4. Pablo Munoz Baroja (FS) def. Lukas Stierling (DU) 7-6, 7-5

5. Paul Porcher (DU) vs. Mathis Guerre (FS) 6-7, 5-2, unfinished

6. Leonardo Cerri (DU) vs. Simon Levy (FS) 3-6, 6-5, unfinished

 

Doubles competition

1. Steward Sell/Nur Adim Iswan (FS) def. Leonardo Cerri/Sebastien Amato (DU) 8-4

2. Lukas Stierling/Nico Hadeler (DU) def. Austin DeBruyne/Daniil Tarantinov (FS) 8-3

3. Augustin Diot/Paul Porcher (DU) def. Mathis Guerre/Pablo Munoz Baroja (FS) 9-8

Match Notes

Ferris State 21-3; National ranking #19

Drury University 20-2; National ranking #20

Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (1,3,4,2)

Drury (#2 seed)

Ferris State (#3 seed)

Midwest Regional Championship (NCAA-II National Tournament)