Heading into the weekend riding a five-match winning streak, the Dayton men's tennis team is determined to continue its winning ways with three home matches this weekend. The Flyers host Austin Peay at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and will host a double header on Saturday, which will open with a match against Northern Kentucky at 1 p.m. and conclude against Cedarville at 6 p.m.
Dayton is coming off a strong week of play that saw the Flyers sweep the Atlantic 10 Conference's weekly awards. Junior
Jordan Benjamin earned his second consecutive Player of the Week award, while freshman
Theo Jener was honored as the Rookie of the Week. Benjamin is a perfect 8-0 in singles play this spring, all while playing at the No. 1 spot in the lineup. Jener, who also is Benjamin's doubles partner, picked up five total wins last weekend, including two in singles play and three in doubles.
Quick Hits on Austin Peay
-Austin Peay holds a 1-5 overall record this season, with its lone win coming against Division II foe Southern Indiana by a score of 6-3.
-Individually, the Governors hold an overall record of 7-29 (.194) in singles play.
-Austin Peay head coach is in his sixth season with the Governors and also doubles as the head coach for the women's program
Quick Hits on Northern Kentucky
-Northern Kentucky owns a 2-2 record this season and is on a two-match win streak, after defeating a pair of Division II opponents in Pikeville and Thomas More.
-Jorge Rodriguez has a 2-0 record for the Norse when playing at the No.3 spot in the lineup. Andrew Niehaus, the team's No. 1 player, has a record of 1-2.
-Dayton will be looking for a measure of pay back against Northern Kentucky, having lost to NKU, 4-0, last season.
Quick Hits on Cedarville
-Cedarville is a Division II school located just 27 miles east of the University of Dayton's campus
-The Yellow Jackets are an impressive 4-1 in dual matches during the 2018 season.
-Cedarville has a winning record at each spot of the lineup in singles play this season.