DAYTON – The University of Dayton men's tennis team opened the UD Hidden Dual on Friday at Graul Tennis Complex on Dayton's campus. The Flyers played Northern Kentucky and IUPUI in singles matches as well as Xavier in doubles.
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"I'm happy with the way our guys competed today," head coach
Ryan Meyer said. "I saw a lot of growth from the first tournament. We have to continue to play well tomorrow in Day Two."
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The Flyers opened the day with NKU, splitting the six singles matches with the Norse. Freshman
Davis Phillips picked up the first victory of his collegiate career, taking down Trevor Ball in straight sets 6-2, 6-4. Sophomore
Ronit Hiryur also notched a win for UD in his first match of the day, defeating Emilien Burnel in three sets 6-3, 2-6, 10-5.
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Junior
Oliver Dunne was the third Flyer to beat NKU, bouncing back after dropping the first set to take the next two against Santiago Casamayor 0-6, 6-4, 10-8.
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The Flyers then split four doubles matches against Xavier, with Dunne and Phillips pairing to take down Dominic Macaluso and Shashank Reddy 6-4. Sophomore
Erik Eliasson and freshman
Eric Perkowski tallied the other victory for Dayton against the Musketeers, defeating Pascal Mosberger and Marco Pennelli 6-2.
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Dayton would finish the day taking five of six singles matches from IUPUI. Perkowski and Eliasson each won their first singles match of the day, with Perkowski taking a three-set victory over Sean Bailey and Eliasson winning in straight sets.
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Senior
Will Harper and
Georgi Mavrodiev each picked up straight-set wins as well, while Phillips again won in two sets to close out action from the first day.
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The Flyers will return tomorrow at 9 a.m. when play will resume with singles play against Xavier. UD will also play NKU and IUPUI in doubles on Saturday.
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DAYTON RESULTS DAY ONE:
Dayton vs. NKU Singles:
Ronit Hiryur (Dayton) def. Emilien Burnel (NKU) 6-3, 2-6, 10-5
Tom Berry (NKU) def.
Will Harper (Dayton) 6-3, 6-3
Brandon Ponomarew (NKU) def.
Georgi Mavrodiev (Dayton) 6-4, 6-3
Oliver Dunne (Dayton) def. Santiago Casamayor (NKU) 0-6, 6-4, 10-8
Davis Phillips (Dayton) def. Trevor Ball (NKU) 6-2, 6-4
Vincent Knott (NKU) def.
Max DeCurtins (Dayton) 4-6, 6-1, 10-4
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Dayton vs. Xavier Doubles:
Diego Nava/Ryan Cahill (Xavier) def.
Ronit Hiryur/
Georgi Mavrodiev (Dayton) 6-3
Brett Winters/Campbell Nakayama (Xavier) def.
Will Harper/
Max DeCurtins (Dayton) 6-3
Eric Perkowski/
Erik Eliasson (Dayton) def. Pascal Mosberger/Marco Pennelli (Xavier) 6-2
Oliver Dunne/
Davis Phillips (Dayton) def. Dominic Macaluso/Shashank Reddy (Xavier) 6-4
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Dayton vs. IUPUI Singles:
Eric Perkowski (Dayton) def. Sean Bailey (IUPUI) 6-4, 4-6, 10-7
Erik Eliasson (Dayton) def. Nathan Day (IUPUI) 6-0, 6-2
Will Harper (Dayton) def. Nicholas Moody (IUPUI) 6-4, 6-2
Georgi Mavrodiev (Dayton) def. Noah Viste (IUPUI) 7-6 (4), 7-5
Davis Phillips (Dayton) def. Will Thurin (IUPUI) 6-3, 6-0
Canaan Sellers (IUPUI) def.
Oliver Dunne (Dayton) 4-6, 7-5, 14-12
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