ORLANDO, Fla. - The fifth-seeded Dayton Flyers kicked off the opening round of the 2017 Atlantic 10 Men's Tennis Championship with a 4-0 victory over No. 12 La Salle Explorers. With the win, UD moves on to Friday's quarterfinals and will face the No. 4 Davidson Wildcats at 12:30 pm.

The Flyers pair of Graham Reinbold and Andy Druffel didn't drop a game as they defeated Joseph DiOrio and Braden Ward, 6-0 before Carsten Fisher and Zach Berry outlasted Tomas Christian and Francesco Mowrey, 6-3 to clinch the doubles point. Jordan Benjamin and Lorenzo Rollhauser were leading their court, 5-3, when the match was called.

In singles action, Simon Jayaram and Zach Berry made quick work on courts No. 4 and No. 3, respectively, earning 6-0 victories to give Dayton a 3-0 team lead. Carsten Fisher would grab the final team point as he defeated Brian Balico, 6-1, 6-1 in second singles. 

The Flyers and the Wildcats faceoff for the second straight year in the quarterfinals of the championship, playing Friday at 12:30 pm. Fans can watch the live stream of the match here, and follow along with live scoring.

MATCH #2

#5 DAYTON def. #12 LA SALLE, 4-0

SINGLES

1. Jordan Benjamin (UD) vs. Francesco Mowrey (LAS), 7-5, 1-0, DNF

2. Carsten Fisher (UD) def. Brian Balico (LAS), 6-1, 6-1

3. Zach Berry (UD) def. Tomas Christian (LAS), 6-0, 6-0

4. Simon Jayaram (UD) def. Joseph DiOrio (LAS), 6-0, 6-0

5. Lorenzo Rollhauser (UD) vs. Patrick Pascual (LAS), 6-0, 4-1, DNF

6. Andy Druffel (UD) vs. Braden Ward (LAS), 6-1, 5-2, DNF

Order of Finish: 4, 3, 2

DOUBLES

1. Carsten Fisher/Zach Berry (UD) def. Tomas Christian/Francesco Mowrey (LAS), 6-3

2. Jordan Benjamin/Lorenzo Rollhauser (UD) vs. Brian Balico/Patrick Pascual (LAS), 5-3 DNF

3. Graham Reinbold/Andy Druffel (UD) def. Joseph DiOrio/Braden Ward (LAS), 6-0

Order of Finish: 3, 1

Orlando, Fla- The ninth-seeded Duquesne Dukes deafeated No. 8 George Mason, 4-0, in Thursday's first round match at the USTA National Campus. With the win the Dukes will face top-seeded Richmond Friday at 12:30 pm. 

Duquesne won the top spot in doubles, 6-4, but George Mason made it even winning at No. 2 with the same score. Third doubles went to a tiebreaker where Dimitrious Stavropoulos and Drew Akins clinched the doubles point for the Dukes with a 7-6 (4) decision. 

Jared Isaacs grabed the first singles point for Duquesne at the No. 5 position, beating his Patriot opponent 6-1,6-1. Duquesne again took a two set decision at the No. 1 spot as Stavropoulos defeated Jimmy Lange. Mason battled but fell short at the No. 2 spot as Pally Ray took it to three sets after a dominating 6-2 second set, but fell short to Adam Balasinsky who took set 3, clinching the match for the Dukes. 

Duquesne closed out its regular season with a tough 7-0 lost to the Spiders. 

#9 DUQUESNE def. #8 GEORGE MASON, 4-0

SINGLES
1. Dimitrios Stavropoulos (DUQ) def. Jimmy Lange (MASON), 7-5, 6-2
2. Adam Blasinsky (DUQ) def. Pally Ray (MASON), 6-2, 2-6, 6-3
3. Drew Akins (DUQ) vs. Jakob Nielsen (MASON), 6-7 (5), 6-6 (DNF)
4. Tim Kane (DUQ) vs. Eddie Ayers (MASON), 4-6, 6-3, 3-1 (DNF)
5. Jared Isaacs (DUQ) def. Daniel Gutierrez (MASON), 6-1,6-1
6. Chris Corrao (DUQ) vs. Andrew Curtis (MASON), 6-1, 4-6, 4-2 (DNF)
Order of Finish: 5,1,2

DOUBLES
1. Adam Blasinsky/Chris Corrao (DUQ) def. Pally Ray/Daniel Gutierrez (MASON), 6-4
2. Jakob Nielsen/Jimmy Lange (MASON) def. Tim Kane/Jared Isaacs (DUQ), 6-4
3. Dimitrious Stavropoulos/Drew Akins (DUQ) def. Eddie Ayers/Andrew Curtis (MASON), 7-6 (4)
Order of Finish: 1,2,3