KALAMAZOO, Mich. - In its first of two matches in Michigan this weekend, the University of Dayton men's tennis team snapped Illinois State's five-match winning streak with a 4-2 victory Saturday afternoon at the West Hills Athletic Club.

Dayton started the match with a win on the doubles side, as the No. 1 pair of fifth-year seniors Connor Bruce and Nikola Puric coasted to a 6-1 victory. Freshmen duo Eric Suk and Mikkel Zinder clinched the point for the Flyers with an exciting 7-5 win at No. 3.

On the singles side, freshman Kyle McNally got Dayton its first point with a 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 3, and senior Erik Eliasson followed suit with a 6-4, 6-4 win at No. 6. Bruce was able to clinch the match with a win at No. 1, topping his foe 6-1, 7-6 (5).

The Flyers are back in action on Sunday, Feb. 18 against host Western Michigan, now starting at 10 a.m.

SINGLES
1. Bruce (UD) def. Pham (ILS) 6-1, 7-6 (5)
2. Hjalte (ILS) def. DeMarco (UD) 6-1, 6-2
3. McNally (UD) def. Dibildox (ILS) 6-3, 6-2
4. Zinder (UD) vs. Gonzalez (ILS) 7-5, 5-2 unfinished
5. Valencia (ILS) def. Saraiva (UD) 6-2, 6-4
6. Eliasson (UD) def. Scarlett (ILS) 6-4, 6-4

DOUBLES
1. Bruce/Puric (UD) def. Gonzalez/Ostro (ILS) 6-1
2. Bevan/Hjalte (ILS) def. DeMarco/Hiryur (UD) 6-3
3. Suk/Zinder (UD) def. Scarlett/Valencia (ILS) 7-5