NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Fifth-year senior Matt DeMarco won a thrilling singles match at No. 2 to help lift the University of Dayton men's tennis team to a 4-3 victory over Lipscomb on Sunday afternoon at the Huston-Marsh-Griffith Tennis Center.

After falling in the opening set 6-2, DeMarco battled back to even things with a 6-3 win in the second set. In the tiebreak, the Erie, Pa. native fought off two match points to ultimately prevail 7-6 (4).

Fellow fifth-year Connor Bruce was victorious at No. 1 in quick order, 6-1, 6-1, and the freshmen duo of Kyle McNally and Mikkel Zinder secured the other two points. McNally won 6-4, 6-2 at No. 3 singles, and Zinder took No. 4 by withdrawal while leading 6-3, 4-6, 5-2.

Dayton returns to action on Saturday, March 9 when it travels to O'Fallon, Ill. to take on Davidson in a neutral-site Atlantic 10 match. The Flyers will then take on Saint Louis on Sunday, March 10.

QUOTEABLES
"It was a gutsy win today," said fifth-year senior Matt DeMarco. "We had the whole team step up to get the job done in tough outdoor conditions. It great all-around team win and gives us confidence moving forward to next weekend with two A-10 matchups."

SINGLES
1. Bruce (UD) def. Wetoszka (LIP) 6-1, 6-1
2. DeMarco (UD) def. Dominguez (LIP) 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4)
3. McNally (UD) def. Ushizima (LIP) 6-4, 6-2
4. Zinder (UD) def. Lima (LIP) 6-3, 4-6, 5-2 withdraw
5. Salas Tulla (LIP) def. Saraiva (UD) 6-2, 7-5
6. Testaud (LIP) def. Eliasson (UD) 6-2, 6-1

DOUBLES
1. Dominguez / Wetoszka (LIP) def. Bruce / Puric (UD) 6-3
2. Lima / Ushizima (LIP) def. DeMarco / Hiryur (UD) 6-2
3. Suk / Zinder (UD) vs. Perlov / Salas Tulla (LIP) 4-4 unfinished