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