Box Score LEXINGTON, Ky. –  The University of Dayton men's tennis team fell 4-0 on the road to University of Kentucky Tuesday night at the Hilary J. Boone Varsity Tennis Complex.
The Wildcats improve to 6-1 overall and UD drops to 0-4.
The UK pair of Alexandre LeBlanc and Kevin Huempfner finished doubles play first, defeating
Joe DeMarco and
Will Harper 6-0. César Bourgois and Liam Draxl clinched the point for the Cats with a 6-2 victory over
Matt DeMarco and
Connor Bruce.
Steven Karl and
Jayman Jhattu were tied 3-3 in their doubles match when Kentucky secured the doubles point.
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Flyer freshman
Connor Bruce fell 6-0, 6-4 at No. 1 singles and then fellow freshman
Oliver Dunne dropped his match at No. 6 singles 6-0, 6-1. The Cats clinched the match with Bourgois defeating Karl 6-4, 6-4 in No. 2 singles.
Dayton freshman
Matt DeMarco was up 2-0 at No. 3 singles, and Jhattu was up 4-3 in the second set at No. 5 singles before Kentucky clinched the match.
The Flyers will face Wright State this Friday, Jan. 31 at South Regency Tennis Center in Miamisburg, Ohio at 7 p.m. Then, Saturday, Feb. 1 Dayton takes on Lipscomb at South Regency Tennis Center at 5:30 p.m.
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Kentucky 4, Dayton 0
Singles
Liam Draxl (UK) def.
Connor Bruce (UD) 6-0, 6-4
César Bourgois (UK) def.
Steven Karl (UD) 6-4, 6-4
Matt DeMarco (UD) vs. Gabriel Diallo (UK) vs. 2-0, unfinished
Kevin Huempfner (UK) vs.
Will Harper (UD) 3-0, unfinished
Parth Aggarwal (UK) vs.
Jayman Jhattu (UD) 6-4, 3-4, unfinished
Ying-Ze Chen (UK) def.
Oliver Dunne (UD) 6-0, 6-1
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Doubles
César Bourgois/Liam Draxl (UK) def.
Matt DeMarco/
Connor Bruce (UD) 6-2
Alexandre LeBlanc/Kevin Huempfner (UK) def.
Joe DeMarco/
Will Harper (UD) 6-0
Gabriel Diallo/Ying-Ze Chen (UK) vs.
Steven Karl/
Jayman Jhattu (UD) 3-3, unfinished
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (1,6,2)
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