ZIONSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Dayton men's tennis kicked off its three-match stretch in the Hoosier State by taking down Eastern Illinois 5-2 on Friday night at the Pearson Tennis Club.
 
UD jumped ahead by taking the doubles point, winning with the No. 1 combo of Mikkel Zinder and Eric Suk, and also taking victory at No. 2 with Andreas Nygaard and Sturle Skigelstrand. The Flyers won No. 1, 6-3, and clinched the point with a win at No. 2 by the same score.
 
Zinder and Skigelstrand continued their winning ways on the singles side, as Zinder won handedly at No. 1, 6-0, 6-3, and Skigelstrand was victorious at No. 4, 6-1, 6-3.
 
The freshman duo of Brady Hussey and Kaia Mendibe came up big for Dayton at No. 5 and No. 6, respectively, winning by scores of 6-2, 7-5 and 6-3, 6-0.
 
UP NEXT
Dayton remains in central Indiana for the weekend, traveling to Muncie to take on Ball State on Saturday at 4 p.m., and then turning around to take on IU Indy at the West Indy Racquet Club at 11 a.m.
 
SINGLES
1. Zinder (UD) def. White (EIU) 6-0, 6-3
2. Aldaz (EIU) def. Ridstrom (UD) 4-6, 6-4, 13-11
3. Carlin (EIU) def. Phillips (UD) 1-6, 7-6 (5), 10-7
4. Skigelstrand (UD) def. Wiggett (EIU) 6-1, 6-3
5. Hussey (UD) def. Trocado (EIU) 6-2, 7-5
6. Mendibe (UD) def. Hays (EIU) 6-3, 6-0
 
DOUBLES
1. Suk / Zinder (UD) def. Aldaz / White (EIU) 6-3
2. Nygaard / Skigelstrand (UD) def. Trocado / Carlin (EIU) 6-3
3. Bouman / Schut (EIU) def. Phillips / Hussey (UD) 6-4
 
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