INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.- The Drury Panthers advanced to the Great Lakes Valley Conference tournament semifinals with a 4-0 sweep of Southern Indiana on Friday at the University of Indianapolis Tennis Center in Indianapolis, Indiana.
 
Drury, the top seed out of the West Division, improved to 14-4 while Southern Indiana, the fourth-place team from the East Division, ended their season with an 11-13 record.
 
Drury took a 1-0 lead after the doubles competition as Augustin Diot and Paul Porcher got past Ilia Karelin and Marvin Kromer 6-1, and Leonardo Cerri and Lukas Stierling clinched the point with a 6-3 win over Kooper Falkenstein and Spencer Blandford.
 
Nico Hadeler, playing in the Panthers number one singles position, picked up a 6-2, 7-5 win over Parker Collignon while Diot earned a straight sets win, 6-0, 6-4 over Karelin. Drury ended the match on Gregor Kokalj's three-set win over Marvin Kromer, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.
 
The Panthers will play Lewis in the GLVC semifinals at 12:30 pm (Central) on Saturday at the UIndy Tennis Center. The winner of Saturday's match will play the winner of Indianapolis and Missouri-St. Louis for the conference championship on Sunday at noon at Center Grove High School.
 
Singles competition
1. Nico Hadeler (DU) def. Collignon, Parker (USI) 6-2, 7-5
2. Augustin Diot (DU) def. Karelin, Ilia (USI) 6-0, 6-4
3. Gregor Kokalj (DU) def. Kromer, Marvin (USI) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
4. Paul Porcher (DU) vs. Blandford, Spencer (USI) unfinished
5. Lukas Stierling (DU) vs. Linares, Martin (USI) unfinished
6. Leonardo Cerri (DU) vs. Falkenstein, Kooper (USI) unfinished
 
Doubles competition
1. Nico Hadeler/Gregor Kokalj (DU) vs. Linares, Martin/Collignon, Parker (USI) 5-2, unfinished
2. Augustin Diot/Paul Porcher (DU) def. Karelin, Ilia/Kromer, Marvin (USI) 6-1
3. Leonardo Cerri/Lukas Stierling (DU) def. Falkenstein, Kooper/Blandford, Spencer (USI) 6-3
 
Match Notes:
Southern Indiana 11-13
Drury University 14-4