KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Dayton men's tennis team continued competition at the ITA Regionals on Friday on the campus of Tennessee in Knoxville.
 
Sophomore Erik Eliasson and freshman Eric Perkowski each competed in the Round of 64 in the Main Draw. Eliasson fell to Pablo Alemany of Memphis 7-6, 6-2, and Perkowski was defeated by Ilya Tiraspolsky of Indiana 6-1, 7-6.
 
In the Back Draw, junior Georgi Mavrodiev advanced to the Round of 32 with a 6-1, 6-7, 11-9 victory over Ball State's Abe Wojtalik, and will play Oliver Andersson of Austin Peay.
 
Senior Will Harper, junior Oliver Dunne, and sophomore Ronit Hiryur all fell in their matches in the Singles Back Draw.
 
Eliasson and Perkowski also advanced in the Doubles Back Draw by default, advancing to the Round of 16 where the pair will face David Mizrahi and Kyle Tang of Louisville.
 
The Flyers will continue play in Knoxville Saturday at 9 a.m.
 
DAY TWO RESULTS
Singles
Main Draw:
Pablo Alemany (Memphis) def. Erik Eliasson (Dayton) 7-6, 6-2
Ilya Tiraspolsky (Indiana) def. Eric Perkowski (Dayton) 6-1, 7-6
 
Back Draw:
Georgi Mavrodiev (Dayton) def. Abe Wojtalik (Ball State) 6-1, 6-7, 11-9
Jacob Marshall (Chattanooga) def. Oliver Dunne (Dayton) 6-1, 6-2
Kerim Hyatt (Chattanooga) def. Ronit Hiryur (Dayton) 6-2, 6-0
Nishanth Basavareddy (Indiana) def. Will Harper (Dayton) 6-3, 4-6, 10-8
 
Doubles
Back Draw
Erik Eliasson/Eric Perkowski def. Connor Robb-Wilcox/Jeremie Casabon By Default
Maksim Bogdanovich/David Skrabut def. Oliver Dunne/Will Harper 8-2
Shunsuke Mitsui/Angel Diaz def. Ronit Hiryur/Georgi Mavrodiev 8-3