Box Score DAYTON – The University of Dayton men's tennis team finished a successful James O'Connell Memorial Tournament Saturday at the Graul Tennis Complex.
 
The Flyers finished the two-day event on a high note, winning up and down the lineup against Ball State in singles, and Northern Kentucky and Xavier in doubles. 

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"This weekend was a great start for Flyer tennis and for an even better cause remember former UD tennis player James O'Connell," remarked fifth-year Connor Bruce. "It was nice to start out on the right foot personally and the rest of the guys. The freshmen and transfer Nikola (Puric) fit in well with our culture and we're excited to move forward to the next fall matches."

"It was an amazing way to start my college career, especially because of the cause," said freshman Luis Saraiva.

SINGLES
vs. Ball State
1. Luis Saraiva (UD) def. Vince Orlando (BSU) 6-1, 6-2
2. Eli Herran (BSU) def. Eric Eliasson (UD) 6-3, 6-3
3. Jacks Lancaster (BSU) def. Sai Dore (UD) 7-5, 6-4
4. Mason Tran (BSU) def. Ronit Hiryur (UD) 6-1, 6-1
5. Mikkel Zinder (UD) def. Sajin Smith (BSU) 7-5, 6-0
6. Drew Hayward (BSU) def. Eric Suk (UD) 7-6, 1-6, 7-10

DOUBLES
vs. Northern Kentucky
1. Nick Nienhaus/Brandon Pomoarew (NKU) def. Nikola Puric/Connor Bruce (UD) 6-4
2. Kyle McNully/Matt DeMarco (UD) def. Santiago Casamayor/Josef Zapletal (NKU) 7-6 (2)
3. Eric Suk/Eric Perkowski (UD) def. Trevor Ball/Tom Berry (NKU) 6-3

vs. Xavier
1. Connor Bruce/Nikola Puric (UD) def. Pascal Mosberger/Ryan Cahill (XU) 6-2
2. Alex Adamec/Cristian Gonzalez (XU) def. Matt DeMarco/Ronit Huryir (UD) 6-4
3. Eric Perkowski/Mikkel Zinder (UD) def. Alex Adamec/Charlie Temming (XU) 6-2

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