DAYTON, Ohio.- The men's tennis team finished the weekend 1-1 as they were downed by Northern Illinois University 4-0, but bounced back to snag a 4-1 win over Western Illinois.
Doubles partners Aiden Koross and
Bernardo Sanson faced 37th ranked doubles duo from NIU Amir/Lynch at the No.1 position but were unable to gain momentum after their first point trailing behind 8-1.
NIU 4, Dayton 0
Singles:
1.
Frederic Cadieux (NIU) def.
Aidan Koross (Dayton) 6-3, 6-0
5.
Matt Lynch (NIU) def.
Andy Druffel (Dayton) 2-6, 6-1, 7-5
6. Carlos Manzanas (NIU) def. Kyle McDonald (Dayton) 6-1, 6-3
Doubles:
1. Amir/Lagerlof (NIU) def. Koross/Sanson (Dayton) 8-1
2. Cadieux/Formont (NIU) vs. Malyon/Hanley (Dayton) DNF
3. Lynch/Zeljkovic (NIU) def. Druffel/McDonald (Dayton) 8-0
On Sunday the Flyers faced Western Illinois at a neutral site where they remained in control the entire day. In doubles action UD swept WIU 8-4 at the no.1 spot, 8-6 at the no.2 spot and 8-5 at the no.3 spot.
In singles action Malyon, Druffel and MacDonald led the Dayton with each of their respective victories.
WIU 1, UD 4
Singles:
1. Haertel (WIU) def. Koross (UD) 6-2, 6-3
2. Sanson (UD) led Granger (WIU) 6-4, 3-4 (Unfinished)
3. Cederkall (WIU) led Hanley (UD) 5-4 (Unfinished)
4. Malyon (UD) def. Meeker (WIU) 6-3, 6-1
5. Druffel (UD) def. Bunch (WIU) 6-1, 6-1
6. MacDonald (UD) def. Furmanski (WIU) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles:
1.
Aiden Koross/
Bernardo Sanson (UD) def. Christoph Haertel/Mitch Granger (WIU) 8-4
2. Drew Hanley/Josh Maylon (UD) def. Max Cederkall/Brandon Meeker (WIU) 8-6
The men will be home this weekend as they host Northern Kentucky (2-2) on Friday, February 28th at 3:00 p.m. ET followed by IUPUI (2-11) on Saturday,March 1st at 4:00 p.m.
