Box Score COLUMBUS, Ohio – The University of Dayton men's tennis team came up short against #10 Ohio State, falling 4-0 at the Varsity Tennis Center on Wednesday morning.
Ohio State took control of the match early with 6-0 and 6-1 wins to control the doubles point, and Dayton could not recover in the singles. The Buckeyes, who have two singles players in the ITA Top 10 (at #7 and #10) and an ITA Top 25 doubles pair (ranked #22), made quick work on the singles side as well to give UD their second loss of the season.
Both losses on the young campaign have come to teams ranked in the ITA Top 40.
NEXT UPDayton looks to rebound on the road Saturday, January 23rd when they head to Youngstown State to take on the Penguins.
RESULTSSINGLES#10 H. Di Feo (OSU) def. C. Fisher (DAY) 6-2, 6-2
#7 M. Torpegaard (OSU) def. J. Benjamin (DAY) 6-1, 6-3
R. Steinbach (OSU) vs. Z. Berry (DAY) 6-2, 5-2, unfinished
M. Joyce (OSU) vs. L. Rollhauser (DAY) 3-6, 3-1, unfinished
M. Mendez (OSU) def. S. Jayaram (DAY) 6-2, 6-2
R. Reist (OSU) vs. A. Druffel (DAY) 6-3, 3-3, unfinished
DOUBLES#22 R. Steinbach/M. Joyce (OSU) vs. Z. Berry/C. Fisher (DAY) 4-2, unfinished
M. Torpegaard/H. Di Feo (OSU) dev. J. Benjamin/L. Rollhauser (DAY) 6-0
M. Mendez/H. Tubert (OSU) def. S. Jayaram/G. Reinbold (DAY) 6-1