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#UDMTEN Ready For Doubleheader On Friday

Flyers Play Both IUPUI And Eastern Illinois

The University of Dayton men's tennis team heads to Indianapolis on Friday for a doubleheader at the West Indy Racquet Club. Dayton will first take on IUPUI at 12 p.m. before matching up with Eastern Illinois at 5 p.m. (ET). The Flyers have a 4-3 record this season and has had four straight matches go down the wire with a final score of 4-3. 

IUPUI takes a 6-4 record into the match on Friday and is 4-0 at the West Indy Racquet Club, including wins over A-10 foe Saint Louis and Michigan State. Ethan Mardanus-Budio has the top record in dual match play this season for the Jaguars with a 6-2 mark at No. 4 singles. Alex Jochim is 3-4 at the top spot in the lineup, while Sean Bailey is 3-3 at No. 2 singles.

Eastern Illinois is 6-6 this season with wins over Wright State and Saint Louis, but enters Friday on a two-match losing streak off losses to Valparaiso and UIC by scores of 6-1 and 5-2, respectively. The Panthers have winning records at the No. 1 and No. 2 courts in singles play with Freddie O'Brien owning a 6-4 record at No. 1 singles and Mike Jansen having a 7-3 mark at No. 2 singles.

The top of the lineup has been strong for Dayton with Jordan Benjamin and Langford Hills at the top two spots. Benjamin is 5-2 this season and was just named as the Atlantic 10 Player of the Week on Tuesday, while Hills is a perfect 7-0 this spring. Benjamin and teammate Spencer Richey are also on a five-match win streak in No.1 doubles.

 

 
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Players Mentioned

Jordan Benjamin

Jordan Benjamin

5' 10"
Senior
Spencer Richey

Spencer Richey

6' 3"
Junior
Langford Hills

Langford Hills

6' 0"
Redshirt Senior

Players Mentioned

Jordan Benjamin

Jordan Benjamin

5' 10"
Senior
Spencer Richey

Spencer Richey

6' 3"
Junior
Langford Hills

Langford Hills

6' 0"
Redshirt Senior