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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - The eighth-seeded University of Dayton Flyers advanced to the 2014 Atlantic 10 Men's Tennis quarterfinals, surviving a 4-3 battle over #9 Saint Louis in the opening match at Boar's Head Sports Club in Charlottesville, Va.

The Flyers started strong, earning wins in the top two doubles flights for the first point of the match. UD's Drew Hanley picked up the first singles point, defeating Yehia El Sallaly of Saint Louis, 6-3, 6-4, before Paarth Dodhiawala of Saint Louis took down Colin Bernier, 6-2, 6-4.

The teams then traded singles points, with Dayton leading 3-2. On court four, Vuk Poledica battled Josh Malyon to three sets, winning the eventual tiebreaker, 7-6, to even the match at three points each.

On second singles, Dayton's Bernardo Sanson and Joe Flanagan of Saint Louis traded sets, before Sanson took the tiebreak in the third set, to win 7-5, 6-7, 7-6 more than three hours after the match began. With the win, the Flyers advance to face #1 George Washington at 10:00 am on Friday.

MATCH #1
#8 DAYTON def. #9 SAINT LOUIS, 4-3

SINGLES
1. Pat Kella (SLU) def. Aidan Koross (UD) 7-5, 3-6, 6-3
2. Bernarndo Sanson (UD) def. Joe Flanagan (SLU) 7-5, 6-7, 7-6
3. Drew Hanley (UD) def, Yehia El Sallaly (SLU) 6-3, 6-4
4. Vuk Poledica (SLU) def. Josh Malyon (UD) 4-6, 6-1, 6-7
5. Andy Druffel (UD) def. Miguel Flores (SLU) 3-6, 6-0, 6-1
6. Paarth Dodhiawala (SLU) def. Colin Bernier (UD) 6-2, 6-4
Order of Finish: 3, 6, 5, 1, 4, 2

DOUBLES
1. Bernardo Sanson/Josh Malyon (UD) def. Pat Kella/Joe Flanagan (SLU) 8-3
2. Aidan Koross/Colin Bernier (UD) def. Yehia El Sallaly/Nishaad Balachandran (SLU) 8-5
3. Enzo Milano/Drew Hanley (UD) vs. Vuk Poledica/Paarth Dodhiawala (UM) 4-4, DNF
Order of Finish: 1, 2