Box Score Kalamazoo, Mich. -- The University of Dayton men's tennis team picked up an impressive win over the MAC leaders Western Michigan on Sunday, avenging a loss to the Broncos from the 2018 season. The Flyers are now 14-5 on the season and have won four straight, while the Broncos now own a 13-8 record in the spring.
Dayton found itself in an early hole after suffering a pair of losses in doubles at No. 1 and No. 3, then at No. 5 singles to give Western Michigan a 2-0 advantage to open the match, but the Flyers showed resiliency in singles play to mount a comeback by rattling off four straight wins in singles.
Joe DeMarco kicked off the turnaround with a 6-4, 6-2 win at No. 4 singles, while
Parker Banning tied up the match at 2-2 with a three-set win at No. 6. Banning fell behind with a 6-1 loss in the opening set, but battled back to win the next two sets by scores of 6-2 and 6-3 to take the match.
Steven Karl won in straight sets, 6-4, 7-6 (6), to put Dayton in the driver's seat, then
Jordan Benjamin slammed the door with a 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 win at the top spot in the lineup to clinch the match for the Flyers.
A pair of matches against A-10 Conference foes awaits Dayton next weekend, as the Flyers will head to the D.C. area to take on George Mason on Apr. 6, then George Washington on Apr. 7 with both matches scheduled for a 10 a.m. (ET) start.
Look below for full results:
Dayton 4, Western Michigan 2
Singles competition
1.
Jordan Benjamin (UD) def. Lenhard Haupt (MTENWMU) 7-5, 4-6, 6-3
2. Peter Kuszynski (MTENWMU) vs.
Langford Hills (UD) 6-3, 5-7, 5-4, unfinished
3.
Steven Karl (UD) def. Jack Randall (MTENWMU) 6-4, 7-6 (8-6)
4. Joe Demarco (UD) def. Nick Schnobel (MTENWMU) 6-4, 6-2
5. Kennosuke Nouchi (MTENWMU) def.
Lorenzo Rollhauser (UD) 6-1, 6-1
6.
Parker Banning (UD) def. Eric Olivarez (MTENWMU) 1-6, 6-2, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Jannik Opitz/Kennosuke Nouchi (MTENWMU) def.
Langford Hills/Joe Demarco (UD) 6-4
2. Jack Randall/Peter Kuszynski (MTENWMU) vs.
Jordan Benjamin/
Steven Karl (UD) 5-5, unfinished
3. Kris Knof/Lenhard Haupt (MTENWMU) def.
Parker Banning/
Lorenzo Rollhauser (UD) 6-1
