LAKE NONA, Fla. – The University of Dayton men's tennis team fell in the Atlantic 10 Championship match to No. 2 seed VCU, 4-2, on Saturday night at the USTA National Training Center.
 
VCU took control of the match by winning the doubles point, taking No. 1 by a 6-3 final and No. 3 by a score of 6-2.
 
Once the match turned to singles, the Flyers battled back. Sophomore Mikkel Zinder won at No. 2 6-4, 6-3, and junior Sai Dore was victorious at No. 3, 6-4, 6-4.

Unfortunately, Dayton was unable to come back after evening the match at 2-2. The Rams finished off the championship with wins at No. 5 and No. 6 to win its eighth straight A-10 Championship.
 
Dayton finishes the year with a 22-4 record.
 
RESULTS
Doubles
1. Mantach / Samofalov (VCU) def. Suk / Zinder (UD) 6-3
2. McNally / Hussey (UD) vs. Consonni / Mnatsakanyan (VCU) 4-4 unfinished
3. Zaorski / Almasi (VCU) def. Dore / Skigelstrand (UD) 6-2
 
Singles
1. McNally (UD) vs. Samofalov (VCU) 6-3, 5-3 unfinished
2. Zinder (UD) def. Consonni (VCU) 6-4, 6-3
3. Dore (UD) def. Bouchet (VCU) 6-4, 6-4
4. Almasi (VCU) def. Skigelstrand (UD) 6-1, 6-0
5. Mantach (VCU) def. Mendibe (UD) 6-2, 6-3
6. Mnatsakanyan (VCU) def. Hussey (UD) 6-2, 6-4