MIAMISBURG, Ohio – The University of Dayton men's tennis team won Friday night's home opener 4-3 against Youngstown State at South Regency Tennis Center in Miamisburg.
 
The victory is the first of the season for the Flyers, improving to 1-4 on the season.
 
"Very proud of my team," head coach Ryan Meyer said. "Youngstown State has a strong team and they came to play tonight. We were able to raise our level in big moments to pick up our first win of the year."
 
UD opened strong, earning the doubles point taking two of the three matches. Redshirt senior Steven Karl and freshman Ronit Hiryur took the first point in No. 2 doubles. Senior Will Harper and sophomore Georgi Mavrodiev clinched the point taking the No. 3 doubles contest over Youngstown State.
 
The Flyers continued to find success early in singles play. Mavrodiev got a win for the Flyers in No. 6 singles in straight sets, while sophomore Matt DeMarco also picked up a victory in No. 5 singles, taking the final two frames convincingly after dropping set one.
 
Youngstown State made a push taking No. 2 and No. 4 singles from freshman Erik Eliasson and Hiryur before sophomore Connor Bruce clinched the match with a three-set victory in No. 1 singles, taking down Valisis Vardakis of YSU.
 
The Flyers will return to action on Sunday to take on Marquette at 10 a.m. at South Regency.