Box Score LEXINGTON, Ky. – The University of Dayton men's tennis team opened up the 2017 spring season with a 6-1 loss to No .15 Kentucky on Monday afternoon at the Boone Tennis Complex.

Dayton's lone victor was sophomore Lorenzo Rollhauser, who came away victorious at No. 5 singles, 6-3, 7-6 (5). 

The Flyers pushed the Wildcats to the limits in two of three doubles matches, as Carsten Fisher and Zach Berry were tied with UK's top doubles pair when the doubles were decided. Andy Druffel and Simon Jayaram were defeated 7-6 in tiebreak.

NEXT UP
UD returns to action on Friday, Jan. 20 when they travel north to take on the Toledo Rockets at 1 p.m. The Flyers first home match of the season is against Belmont on Saturday, Jan. 21 at Five Seasons,

RESULTS
SINGLES
B. Pennington (UK) def. J. Benjamin (DAY) 5-2, retired
W. Bushamuka (UK) def. C. Fisher (DAY) 6-2, 7-6 (5)
E. Wallart (UK) def. Z. Berry (DAY) 6-2, 6-4
N. Ellefsen (UK) def. S. Jayaram (DAY) 6-2, 6-3
L. Rollhauser (DAY) def. J. Stefanik (UK) 6-3, 7-6 (5)
G. Benson (UK) def. A. Druffel (DAY) 8-2

DOUBLES
C. Fisher/Z. Berry (DAY) vs W. Bushamuke/B. Pennington (UK) 6-6
E. Wallart/N. Ellefsen (UK) def. J. Benjamin/L. Rollhauser (DAY) 6-3
Borgois/G. Benson (UK) def. A. Druffel/S. Jayaram (DAY) 7-6 (5)