ST. LOUIS – The University of Dayton tennis teams traveled to St. Louis this weekend, with the men coming through with a close 4-2 win and the women lost 4-0.

The men took the doubles point and then got clutch singles performances from freshman Andy Druffel and senior co-captain Andrew Hanley to earn their fifth win in seven matches.  Druffel fought off four match points before winning the second set and his match 7-6.  Hanley clinched the victory with a three-set win.
Josh Malyon also won his singles match in straight sets.  The Flyers won the doubles point when Malyon and Bernardo Sanson captured no. 1 singles, and Aidan Koross and Colin Bernier did the same at no. 2 doubles.

DAYTON MEN 4, SAINT LOUIS 2
Singles competition
1. Patrick Kella (SLU) def. Aidan Koross (UD) 6-4, 7-6
2. Joe Flanagan (SLU) vs. Bernardo Sanson (UD) 7-5, 3-6, 2-5, unfinished
3. Andrew Hanley (UD) def. Yehia El Sallaly (SLU) 6-2, 5-7, 6-4
4. Josh Malyon (UD) def. Vuk Poledica (SLU) 6-1, 6-3
5. Andy Druffel (UD) def. Luis Miguel Flores (SLU) 6-3, 7-6 (8-6)
6. Paarth Dodhiawala (SLU) def. Colin Bernier (UD) 6-7 (4-7), 6-2, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. Bernardo Sanson/Josh Malyon (UD) def. Patrick Kella/Joe Flanagan (SLU) 8-2
2. Aidan Koross/Colin Bernier (UD) def. Yehia El Sallaly/Nishaad Balachandran (SLU) 8-5
3. Vuk Poledica/Paarth Dodhiawala (SLU) vs. Andrew Hanley/Kyle MacDonald (UD) 7-4, unfinished

A strong Billiken women's team improved to 13-4 with a 4-0 win over the Flyers.  SLU opened the scoring by winning the doubles point, although UD's No. 3 doubles team of Alex Townsend and Katie Boeckman were leading their match when it was suspended.  Saint Louis assured itself of its seventh straight win with three straight-set wins in singles.  Mandy Marchant was tied 1-1 in the third set when her match was suspended.

SAINT LOUIS 4, DAYTON WOMEN 0
Singles competition
1. Aspen Cervin (SLU) vs. Alex Townsend (UD) 6-3, 4-2, unfinished
2. Stephanie Hollis (SLU) vs. Carly Peck (UD) 6-4, 0-1, unfinished
3. Natalia Yacaman (SLU) def. Sammi Hornbarger (UD) 6-0, 6-0
4. Brooke Urzendowski (SLU) vs. Mandy Marchant (UD) 6-0, 4-6, 1-1, unfinished
5. Madison Cook (SLU) def. Katie Shepherd (UD) 6-2, 7-5
6. Madeline Jolly (SLU) def. Lily Iffert (UD) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Stephanie Hollis/Brooke Urzendowski (SLU) def. Sammi Hornbarger/Mandy Marchant (UD) 8-5
2. Aspen Cervin/Madison Cook (SLU) def. Katie Shepherd/Carly Peck (UD) 8-4
3. Natalia Yacaman/Maria Toro (SLU) vs. Alex Townsend/Katie Boeckman (UD) 6-7, unfinished

The Flyers have three matches next weekend.  UD will travel to Nashville on Friday to visit Tennessee State, come back north about an hour to face Western Kentucky, and then return home to play St. Bonaventure on Sunday.  Sunday's home match times with be 12 noon ET for the men and 4:00 p.m. ET for the women.