DAYTON, Ohio. – The University of Dayton men's and women's tennis teams opened up their 2014 Spring season this past weekend as the men faced Kentucky and the women hosted Akron. The Flyers lost in both match ups but have a bright future ahead of them under the direction of head coach Ryan Meyer and assistant Lindsey Lonergan.

The men faced nationally ranked No. 9 Kentucky as they were downed by the Wildcats 7-0. "Opening the season against the No.9 team in the country was a big challenge, but our men's team played very well for the most part," coach Ryan Meyer said. "We played two top 100 players and won four games off both of them, and a lot of the games we lost were close."

Junior Aidan Koross and Freshman Bernardo Sanson gave last year's All-Americans Tom Jomby and Kevin Lai of UK a run for their money with a close No.1 doubles match.

No. 9 Kentucky 7, Dayton 0

Singles (Order of finish: 4, 1, 3*, 2, 5, 6)
1 – No. 68 Tom Jomby (UK) def. Aidan Koross (UD) 6-4, 6-0
2 – Alejandro Gomez (UK) def. Drew Hanley (UD) 6-2, 6-4
3 – No. 97 Kevin Lai (UK) def. Bernardo Sanson (UD) 6-3, 6-1
4 – Ryuji Hirooka (UK) def. Josh Malyon (UD) 6-2, 6-0
5 – Grant Roberts (UK) def. Colin Bernier (UD) 6-1, 6-0
6 – Nils Ellefsen (UK) def. Andy Druffel (UD) 6-2, 6-2

Doubles (Order of finish: 1, 3*, 2)
1 – Tom Jomby/Kevin Lai (UK) def. Aidan Koross/Bernardo Sanson (UD) 6-4
2 – Ryuji Hirooka/Nils Ellefsen (UK) def. Drew Hanley/Josh Malyon (UD) 6-2
3 – Alejandro Gomez/Maks Gold (UK) def. Andy Druffel/Colin Bernier (UD) 6-4

The women faced the Akron Zips this past Saturday where they lost 6-1. "Against Akron, we played well but didn't make the most of our opportunities," Meyer said. "With that being said I was very happy with our effort but we just need to clean up a few things."

UD's sophomore Carly Peck earned the Flyer's sole point in her 6-1, 6-2 victory at the No.3 singles spot. Sammi Hornbarger put up a tough battle against Martina Zerbola of UA as she snagged the second set 6-4 but wasn't able to hold on in the third set (4-6, 6-4, 0-1{4}).

Akron 6, Dayton 1

Doubles (Order of Finish: 1,2,3)
1. Olga Shkundina/Ksenia Berestetska (UA) def. Alex Townsend/Mandy Merchant (UD) 6-1
2. Martina Zerbola/Madison Cohen (UA) def. Carly Peck/Sammy Hornberger (UD) 6-3
3. Caroline Harpaintner/Marta Briega (UA) def. Katie Shephard/Erin Filbrant (UD) 7-6 (6)

Singles (Order of Finish: 6,3,4,1,2,5)
1. Olga Shkundina (UA) def. Alex Townsend (UD) 6-2, 6-2
2. Martina Zerbola (UA) def. Sammy Hornberger (UD) 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (4)
3. Carly Peck (UD) def. Madison Cohen (UA) 6-1, 6-2
4. Ksenia Berestetska (UA) def. Mandy Merchant (UD) 6-1, 6-2
5. Caroline Harpaintner (UA) def. Katie Shephard (UD) 5-7, 7-6 (6), 1-0 (2)
6. Marta Briega (UA) def. Erin Filbrant (UD) 6-1, 6-1

"I like where our programs are headed," Meyer said "and I look forward to us improving as the season continues."

The Flyers will be in town this Fri. Jan. 24th as they play host to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE). The men are scheduled for first serve at 3:00 p.m. ET followed by the women at 6:00 p.m. ET. The women will host Detroit on Sun. Jan. 26th at 3:00 p.m. ET. All matches will be held at the Five Seasons Sports Club in Dayton, Ohio.