Box Score ORLANDO, Fla. - In a match that began Thursday, April 27 and officially wrapped at 1 a.m. Friday morning, the No. 6-seeded University of Dayton men's tennis team battled through multiple weather delays to upset No. 3 Saint Louis, 4-1, in the Atlantic 10 quarterfinal at the USTA National Campus.
Georgi Mavrodiev clinched the match for the Flyers with a 6-3, 6-3 win at No. 6 singles, pushing the Flyers through to the A-10 semi-finals for the seventh straight season.
UD started the match with a win in doubles, as
Ronit Hiryur and
Matt DeMarco won at No. 1, 6-2, and
Eric Perkowski and Mavrodiev took No. 3 by a 6-4 final.
Prior to Mavrodiev's clincher, senior
Connor Bruce won at No. 1, 6-4, 6-2, and fellow senior DeMarco took No. 2 by a 6-3, 6-3 final.
SINGLES
1.
Connor Bruce (UD) def. Ryota Fukushima (SLU) 6-4, 6-2
2.
Matt DeMarco (UD) def. Andres Castellanos (SLU) 6-3, 6-3
3.
Ronit Hiryur (UD) vs. Theo Ortis (SLU) 2-6, 6-3, 2-2 unfinished
4.
Eric Perkowski (UD) vs. Adam Behun (SLU) 4-6, 6-4 unfinished
5. Luca Lo Nardo (SLU) def.
Sai Dore (UD) 6-4, 6-4
6.
Georgi Mavrodiev (UD) def. Sansh Kumar (SLU) 6-3, 6-3
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 5, 6Â
DOUBLES
1.
Ronit Hiryur/
Matt DeMarco (UD) def. Luca Lo Nardo/Andres Castellanos (SLU) 6-2
2. Ryota Fukushima/Theo Ortis (SLU) def.
Connor Bruce/
Sai Dore (UD) 6-4
3.
Eric Perkowski/
Georgi Mavrodiev (UD) def. Adam Behun/Eliott Ekindi (SLU) 6-4
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3
UP NEXT
The Flyers return to action Friday, April 28 at 5:30 p.m. to take on No. 2 Richmond at the USTA Training Center.
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