Box Score TULSA, Okla. – The University of Dayton men's tennis team and its record six student-athletes are set to return to the Gem City from a weekend at the ITA All-American Championships on the campus of the University of Tulsa, with
Connor Bruce,
Nikola Puric,
Kyle McNally and
Mikkel Zinder each picking up victories.
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Bruce, a fifth year from Pittsburgh, Pa., opened up the weekend with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-0 victory over Nevada's Pedro Liborio.
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Adding to the Flyers' victories over was graduate transfer
Nikola Puric. The Belgrade, Serbia native won his final match of the weekend against Youssef Kadiri of Nevada, 6-4, 6-7 (7-4), 6-3.
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In his first ITA All-Americans experience, freshman
Mikkel Zinder picked up a victory over Arkansas's Jared Horwood. The Richboro, Pa. native came back to defeat Horwood 3-6, 6-1, 6-2.
Fellow freshman
Kyle McNally picked up a victry in the consolation bracket due to an injury retirement of opponent Mathas Moysan of Saint Mary's.
RESULTS
Connor Bruce (Dayton) def. Pedro Liborio (Nevada) 6-3, 3-6, 6-0
Ondrej Horak (Middle Tennessee State) def.
Connor Bruce (Dayton) 6-2, 6-4
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Vanja Hodzic (Wichita State) def.
Mikkel Zinder (Dayton) 4-6, 4-6
Mikkel Zinder (Dayton) def. Jared Horwood (Arkansas) 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
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Anthony Weingarten (Kennesaw State) def.
Nikola Puric (Dayton) 4-6, 6-3, 6-0
Nikola Puric (Dayton) def. Youssef Kadiri (Nevada) 6-4, 6-7 (7-4), 6-3
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Thomas Kennedy (Furman) def.
Kyle McNally (Dayton) 6-4, 7-6 (8-6)
Kyle McNally (Dayton) def. Mathas Moysan (Saint Mary's) 3-3, retirement
Luka Petrovic (Tulane) def.
Matt DeMarco (Dayton) 6-4, 6-4
Dante Russo (Temple) def.
Matt DeMarco (Dayton) 6-1, 6-1
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Peter Murphy (North Carolina) def.
Ronit Hiryur (Dayton) 6-7 (7-5), 6-2, 6-1
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UP NEXT
The Flyers have a few weeks off before returning to action, traveling to Chattanooga, Tenn. to take part in the ITA Regionals Oct. 12 – 15 at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
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