Box Score MIAMISBURG, Ohio – The University of Dayton men's tennis team fell 4-3 to visiting Toledo Friday night in UD's home opener at the South Regency Tennis Center.
Dayton picked up the doubles point as No. 2 doubles
Steven Karl and
Georgi Mavrodiev won 6-1 for the Flyers and No. 3 doubles
Joe DeMarco and
Will Harper won 6-2.
The Rockets took a point at No. 1 singles to tie it up, and then took a 2-1 lead after securing No. 4 singles as well.
Mavrodiev evened up the score by taking down Max Skaer 6-2, 6-4 at the No. 6 singles spot.
Toledo regained the lead with a battle at No. 5 singles. Filip Zupancic won the first set 6-3 over
Will Harper and edged him 7-6 to take the point.
The match was decided at No. 3 singles. Dayton's
Matt DeMarco won the first set 6-3 but fell 7-5, 6-4.
Karl won his match at No. 2 singles, fighting back after falling 6-2 in the first set only to bounce back and win 6-3, 7-6.
The Flyers are back in action Tuesday, Jan. 28 at Kentucky.
Toledo 4, Dayton 3
Singles
1. Danilo Vukotic (TOLEDO) def.
Connor Bruce (DAYTON) 6-2, 6-2
2.
Steven Karl (DAYTON) def. ColeShoults (TOLEDO) 2-6, 6-3, 7-6
3. Krzysztof Wetoszka (TOLEDO) def.
Matt DeMarco (DAYTON) 3-6, 7-5, 6-4
4. Luis Kleinschnitz (TOLEDO) def.
Joe DeMarco (DAYTON) 7-5, 6-1
5. Filip Zupancic (TOLEDO) def.
Will Harper (DAYTON) 6-3, 7-6
6.
Georgi Mavrodiev (DAYTON) def. Max Skaer (TOLEDO) 6-2, 6-4
Doubles
1. Danilo Vukotic/ Filip Zupancic (TOLEDO) unf. ConnorBruce/
Matt DeMarco (DAYTON) 5-2
2.
Steven Karl/
Georgi Mavrodiev(DAYTON) def. Cole Shoults / Krzysztof Wetoszka (TOLEDO) 6-1
3.
Joe DeMarco/
Will Harper (DAYTON) def. Luis Kleinschnitz/ Max Skaer (TOLEDO) 6-2
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (1,4,6,5,3, 2)
Duration: 3 hours