ORLANDO, Fla. – The University of Dayton men's tennis team rolled to a 4-1 victory over No.6 seed Davidson in the Atlantic 10 quarterfinals on Friday afternoon at the USTA National Campus.
 
The Flyers advance to take on No. 2 seed Richmond on Saturday, April 27 at 9 a.m.
 
Dayton secured the crucial doubles point with wins by fifth-years Connor Bruce and Matt DeMarco at No. 1 (6-2) and fifth-year Nikola Purica and freshman Eric Suk at No. 3 (6-3).
 
UD continued to roll in singles, as freshman Luis Saraiva won at No. 5, 6-0, 6-1 and fellow freshman Kyle McNally took No. 3, 6-2, 6-3. Bruce got the clincher for the Flyers with a 6-2, 7-5 win at No. 1.
 
QUOTABLES
"Today was a great day of tennis for the Flyers. From the first point in doubles we were bringing the energy and being aggressive. To grab that doubles point in such an efficient fashion was great to propel into singles. All the guys fought hard with the season on the line this week. I'm excited for our next opportunity tomorrow." – Connor Bruce
 
SINGLES
1. Bruce (UD) def. Perez (DAV) 6-2, 7-5
2. Singh (DAV) def. DeMarco (UD) 6-4, 6-4
3. McNally (UD) def. Carpio (DAV) 6-2, 6-3
4. Zinder (UD) vs. Solares (DAV) 1-6, 6-3, 3-0 unfinished
5. Saraiva (UD) def. Wang (DAV) 6-0, 6-1
6. Phillips (UD) vs. Pinzon (DAV) 2-6, 6-3, 1-2 unfinished
 
DOUBLES
1. Bruce / DeMarco (UD) def. Singh / Solares (DAV) 6-2
2. Hiryur / McNally (UD) vs. Perez / Pinzon (DAV) 5-3 unfinished
3. Puric / Zuk (UD) vs. Wang / Mukherjee (DAV) 6-3
 
UP NEXT
Dayton turns around to take on No. 2 seed Richmond on Saturday, April 27 at 9 a.m. at the USTA National Campus.
 
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