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#UDMTEN Splits Doubleheader On Friday

The Flyers Fell To IUPUI, 4-3, Before Bouncing Back To Sweep Eastern Illinois

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 Indianapolis, Ind. – The University of Dayton men's tennis team split its doubleheader on Friday with a 4-3 loss to IUPUI and a 4-0 sweep over Eastern Illinois. Dayton's record sits at 5-4 this season, while IUPUI and Eastern Illinois now have marks of 7-4 and 6-7, respectively.

After splitting courts one and three in doubles with IUPUI, the first point of the match went down to the wire. The Jaguars ended up clinching the point at No. 2 doubles with Bradley Luetschwager and Kyle Whittaker defeating Langford Hills and Joe DeMarco in a lengthy tiebreaker by a score of 7-6 (9).

IUPUI held the lead at 3-2 after splitting the four singles matches that finished first, including straight set wins from Jordan Benjamin at No. 1 and Joe DeMarco at No. 4. Benjamin, who was named A-10 Player of the Week on Tuesday, maintained his hot streak with a 7-6, 7-5 win over Alex Jochim. DeMarco defeated Ethan Mardanus-Budio, 7-6, 7-5.

Steven Karl defeated Colton Morehart at No. 3 by a score of 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 to tie up the match at 3-3. With the match coming down to No. 2 singles, IUPUI's Sean Bailey defeated Langford Hills in a tiebreaker, 7-6, 4-6, 7-6, to clinch the win for the Jaguars.

The Flyers bounced back strong in their second match of the day with a sweep over Eastern Illinois. Hills and DeMarco won their doubles match at No. 2, while Karl and Benjamin won their second match doubles match of the day at No. 1 to clinch the opening point. DeMarco, Karl and Lorenzo Rollhauser all racked up victories in straight sets for singles play to give Dayton the sweep.

Dayton has a pair of Atlantic 10 Conference matchups next weekend. The Flyers will welcome Saint Louis to Ohio for a match on Friday, Mar. 1 at 7 p.m. before facing off with Saint Joseph's on Sunday morning at 10 a.m. (ET).

Look below for Friday's full results:
IUPUI 4, Dayton 3
Doubles
  1. Karl/Benjamin (UD) def. Jochim/Morehart (IUPUI); 7-5
  2. Luetschwager/Whittaker (IUPUI) def. Hills/DeMarco (UD); 7-6 (9)
  3. Mardanus-Budio/Bailey (IUPUI) def. Harper/Banning (UD); 6-2
Singles
  1. Jordan Benjamin (UD) def. Alex Jochim (IUPUI); 7-6, 7-5
  2. Sean Bailey (IUPUI) def. Langford Hills (UD); 7-6, 4-6, 7-6
  3. Steven Karl (UD) def. Morehart (IUPUI); 6-3, 5-7, 6-3
  4. Joe DeMarco (UD) def. Ethan Mardanus-Budio (IUPUI); 7-6, 7-5
  5. Bradley Luetschwager (IUPUI) def. Lorenzo Rollhauser (UD); 6-1, 6-3
  6. Eric Hollingsworth (IUPUI) def. Parker Banning (UD); 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
Dayton 4, Eastern Illinois 0
Doubles
  1. Karl/Benjamin (UD) def. Hernandez/Jansen (EIU); 6-3
  2. Hills/DeMarco (UD) def. Kingsmith/De Wilder (EIU); 6-1
  3. O'Brien/Charbonneau (EIU) def. Harper/Banning (UD); 6-0
Singles
  1. Jordan Benjamin (UD) vs. Freddie O'Brien (EIU); 6-4, 5-5 (DNF)
  2. Langford Hills (UD) vs. Mike Jansen (EIU); 6-4, 6-5 (DNF)
  3. Joe DeMarco (UD) def. Gage Kingsmith (EIU); 6-3, 6-3
  4. Steven Karl (UD) def. Daniel Hernandez (EIU); 6-4, 6-2
  5. Lorenzo Rollhauser (UD) def. Lukea Knieling (EIU); 6-1, 6-1
  6. Jayman Jhattu (UD) vs. Logan Charbonneau (EIU); 2-6, 6-2, 0-2 (DNF)
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Players Mentioned

Parker Banning

Parker Banning

5' 8"
Sophomore
Jordan Benjamin

Jordan Benjamin

5' 10"
Senior
Jayman Jhattu

Jayman Jhattu

5' 8"
Sophomore
Steven Karl

Steven Karl

5' 11"
Redshirt Sophomore
Lorenzo Rollhauser

Lorenzo Rollhauser

6' 1"
Senior
Langford Hills

Langford Hills

6' 0"
Redshirt Senior
Joe DeMarco

Joe DeMarco

6' 0"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Parker Banning

Parker Banning

5' 8"
Sophomore
Jordan Benjamin

Jordan Benjamin

5' 10"
Senior
Jayman Jhattu

Jayman Jhattu

5' 8"
Sophomore
Steven Karl

Steven Karl

5' 11"
Redshirt Sophomore
Lorenzo Rollhauser

Lorenzo Rollhauser

6' 1"
Senior
Langford Hills

Langford Hills

6' 0"
Redshirt Senior
Joe DeMarco

Joe DeMarco

6' 0"
Freshman