DAYTON – The University of Dayton men's tennis team returns to action this weekend when it plays host to Ball State on Saturday Jan. 27 at the South Regency Tennis Center.
 
The Flyers and Cardinals begin play at 4 p.m. A season ago, Ball State won in Muncie 5-2, and holds the all-time edge over Dayton, 8-0. UD has yet to defeat BSU in the Ryan Meyer era, posting a 0-3 record since the 2021 season.
 
Ball State enters the weekend 3-0 in the 2024 season posting victories over Butler, Eastern Illinois and Xavier. Dayton meanwhile, has a 1-1 mark and is coming off a 4-3 win at Purdue.
 
Flyer freshman Mikkel Zinder has started the season with two wins in singles play, leading him to be named the first Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week of the season.