MIAMISBURG, Ohio - The University of Dayton men's tennis team picked up a pair of wins via sweeps Sunday, turning aside Southern Indiana by a 4-0 final and IUPUI by a 7-0 tally at the South Regency Tennis Center.
UD started the day with an impressive showing against USI, taking care of the doubles point thanks to wins at No. 2 (
Eric Perkowski and
Mikkel Zinder) and No. 3 (
Eric Suk and
Luis Saraiva).Â
The Flyers then cruised with dominating wins at No. 5, No. 6 and No. 1. Fifth-year
Nikola Puric got the first victory for UD with a 6-0, 6-1 result at No. 5, and senior
Ronit Hiryur put Dayton on the verge of clinching with a 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 6. Fifth-year
Connor Bruce clinched the match at No. 1 with a 6-0, 6-2 victory.
Dayton used the momentum from the morning's win to jumpstart its second match against IUPUI, this time taking wins at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles to win the first point of the match. Bruce and Puric teamed up at No. 1 to cruise to a 6-2 victory, while Perkowski and Zinder picked up another win at No. 2 by a 6-2 final.
On the singles side, UD dominated IUPUI, winning in straight sets from No. 1 to No. 6 in the lineup. Bruce won 6-3, 6-2 at No. 1, and fellow fifth-year
Matt DeMarco won 6-2, 6-1 at No. 2. Zinder won his seventh consecutive match with a 6-2, 6-2 victory at No. 3, and fellow freshman
Kyle McNally won 6-2, 6-2 at No. 4. The third freshman of the Flyers' lineup,
Luis Saraiva, won 7-5, 6-3 at No. 5, and sophomore
Sai Dore took home a win at No. 6, 6-2, 7-5.
SINGLES (vs. Southern Indiana)
1. Bruce (Dayton) def. Sabourin (USI) 6-0, 6-2
2. Perkowski (Dayton) vs. Bove (USI) 7-5, 0-1 unfinished
3. Eliasson (Dayton) vs. Gillespie (USI) 6-2, 1-1 unfinished
4. Phillips (Dayton) vs. Brown (USI) 6-3, 2-2 unfinished
5. Puric (Dayton) def. Finkelstein (USI) 6-0, 6-1
6. Hiryur (Dayton) def. Deaton (USI) 6-1, 6-1
DOUBLES (vs. Southern Indiana)
1. Bruce/Puric (Dayton) vs. Sabourin/Bove (USI) 5-5 unfinished
2. Perkowski/Zinder (Dayton) def. Brown/Gillespie (USI) 6-2
3. Suk/Saraiva (Dayton) def. Michaeli/Finkelstein (USI) 6-1
SINGLES (vs. IUPUI)
1. Bruce (Dayton) def. Kozerski (IUPUI) 6-3, 6-2
2. DeMarco (Dayton) def. Jankowski (IUPUI) 6-2, 6-1
3. Zinder (Dayton) def. Paz (IUPUI) 6-2, 6-2
4. McNally (Dayton) def. Viste (IUPUI) 6-2, 6-2
5. Saraiva (Dayton) def. Rodic (IUPUI) 7-5, 6-3
6. Dore (Dayton) def. Mercer (IUPUI) 6-2, 7-5
DOUBLES (vs. IUPUI)
1. Bruce/Puric (Dayton) def. Jankowski/Kozerski (IUPUI) 6-2
2. Perkowski/Zinder (Dayton) def. Thurin/Viste (IUPUI) 6-2
3. DeMarco/Hiryur (Dayton) def. Paz/Rodic
The Flyers return to action Friday, Feb. 9 for another doubleheader, taking on Cedarville at 10 a.m. and turning around to take on Marquette at 6 p.m. at South Regency Tennis Center. Dayton opens Atlantic 10 play Sunday, Feb. 11 with an 11 a.m. match against Richmond.