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Men's Tennis

Men's Tennis Falls 4-0 At Kentucky

Dayton Takes On Wright State And Lipscomb Next

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.
 
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.
 
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
 
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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Players Mentioned

Joe DeMarco

Joe DeMarco

6' 0"
Sophomore
Will Harper

Will Harper

6' 0"
Junior
Jayman Jhattu

Jayman Jhattu

5' 8"
Junior
Steven Karl

Steven Karl

5' 11"
Redshirt Junior
Matt DeMarco

Matt DeMarco

6' 0"
Freshman
Oliver Dunne

Oliver Dunne

5' 11"
Freshman
Connor  Bruce

Connor Bruce

5' 11"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Joe DeMarco

Joe DeMarco

6' 0"
Sophomore
Will Harper

Will Harper

6' 0"
Junior
Jayman Jhattu

Jayman Jhattu

5' 8"
Junior
Steven Karl

Steven Karl

5' 11"
Redshirt Junior
Matt DeMarco

Matt DeMarco

6' 0"
Freshman
Oliver Dunne

Oliver Dunne

5' 11"
Freshman
Connor  Bruce

Connor Bruce

5' 11"
Freshman