LAKE NONA, Fla. – The University of Dayton men's tennis team triumphed over No. 5 seed Davidson, 4-1, in the semi-final of the Atlantic 10 Championship on Friday night at the USTA National Training Center.
 
The victory sets up a date in the Atlantic 10 Championship match against No. 2 seed VCU, who topped Richmond 4-2 on Friday.
 
Dayton locked in a thriller with Davidson from the outset, winning the doubles point in comeback fashion. After the Flyers and Wildcats split No. 2 and 3, with UD's second pair of Kyle McNally and Brady Hussey winning 6-0, Dayton found itself behind at the No. 1 pair.

Sophomores Mikkel Zinder and Eric Suk battled back to force a tiebreak, then pushed through to give UD the crucial doubles point with a 7-6 (3) win.
 
In singles, McNally pushed his season win total to 26 with a 6-2, 6-4 win at No. 1. Freshman Sturle Skigelstrand won at No. 4, 6-4, 6-2, and fellow freshman Brady Hussey clinched the match for the Flyers with a 6-1, 7-5 victory at No. 5.
 
RESULTS
As of 10 p.m. ET the Atlantic 10 Conference had yet to post final results of the men's semifinal matches.
 
UP NEXT
Dayton will match up with VCU in the Atlantic 10 Championship match for the fourth consecutive year. This season is the first the Flyers enter as the No. 1 seed, while the Rams come in at No. 2.