Box Score DAVIDSON, N.C. – The University of Dayton men's tennis team won a close Atlantic 10 battle over Davidson on Friday afternoon 4-3. Freshman Eric Perkowski clinched the win for the Flyers in the fifth singles flight.
 
The Flyers improve to 13-6 overall and 3-0 in Atlantic 10 play. Davidson falls to 5-10, 0-1 against conference opponents.
 
Dayton got on the board first, taking the doubles point against the Wildcats. Senior Joe DeMarco and sophomore Ronit Hiryur 6-4 over Nico Pinzon and Juan Camilo Perez Gongora in No. 3 doubles. Davidson took the win on Court Two, leaving it up to senior Will Harper and junior Connor Bruce on the top doubles court. The pair put the Flyers up 1-0 with a win over Udday Singh and Alejandro Solares 7-6.
 
Bruce followed that up with a win in the top singles flight over Solares again. The junior won 6-3, 7-5 in No. 1 singles for his 16^th win of the year, tying Hiryur for the team lead. Redshirt senior Steven Karl also picked up a win for the Flyers. It marked the 65^th career singles win for Karl, putting him in sole possession of eighth place in program history.
 
The Wildcats got wins in No. 2, 3, and 4 singles, leaving it up to Perkowski on Court Five for the win. The freshman dropped the first set 6-3 before battling to win the second set by the same score bringing it to the final frame, where Perkowski defeated Sam Kavarana 6-2 to clinch the third A-10 win of the season for the Flyers.
 
The Flyers will return on Saturday to take on Richmond, also at Davidson Tennis Courts in a neutral-site match against the Spiders.