Flyers & Spiders Earn A Spot in Men's Tennis Semifinals

4/26/2024 2:20:23 PM

The third-seeded Dayton Flyers are headed back to the Atlantic 10 Men's Tennis semifinals after defeating No. 6 Davidson, 4-1 on Friday at the USTA National Campus in Orlando. In doubles action, Dayton's Nikola Puric and Erik Suk struck first, winning 6-3 at No. 3 doubles, followed by Connor Bruce and Matt DeMarco, who clinched the opening piont with a 6-2 victory. The Flyers picked up a pair of straight-set victories to begin singles as Luis Saraiva earned a 6-0, 6-1 decision on court five, and Kyle McNally finished 6-2, 6-3. The Wildcats got on the board with Udday Singh's 6-4, 6-4 win at No. 2 singles to bring the match score to 3-1 in favor of Dayton. Bruce clinched the final point at No. 1 singles, outlasting Jauncho Perez, 6-2, 7-5. With the win, the Flyers will take on No. 2 Richmond in Saturday's 9:00 am semfiinal match.

MATCH #5
#3 DAYTON def. #6 DAVIDSON, 4-1

SINGLES
1. Connor Bruce (UD) def. Jauncho Perez (DAV) 6-2, 7-5
2. Udday Singh (DAV) def. Matt DeMarco (UD) 6-4, 6-4
3. Kyle McNally (UD) def. Sevastian Carpio (DAV) 6-2, 6-3
4. Mikkel Zinder (UD) vs.Alejandro Solares (DAV) 1-6, 6-3, 3-0, DNF
5. Luis Saraiva (UD) def. Jerry Wang (DAV) 6-0, 6-1
6. Nico Pinzon (DAV) vs. Davis Phillips (UD) 6-2, 3-6, 1-2, DNF
Order of Finish: 5, 3, 2, 1

DOUBLES
1. Connor Bruce/Matt DeMarco (UD) def. Udday Singh/Alejandro Solares (DAV) 6-2
2. Kyle McNally/Ronit Hityur (UD) vs. Jauncho Perez/Nico Pinzon (DAV) 5-3, DNF
3. Nikola Puric/Erik Suk (UD) def. Jerry Wang/Nikhil Mukherjee (DAV) 6-3
Order of Finish: 3, 1


The second-seeded Spiders rattled off four consecutive singles victories to defeat No. 7 St. Bonaventure, 4-1, in Friday's Atlantic 10 quarterfinals, held at the USTA National Campus in Orlando. The Bonnies got on the board early, clinching doubles at courts one and three. Archie Graham and Hugo Cochlin were the first to finish at the top flight, netting a 6-3 decision, before the pair of Connor Turner and Rasmus Egehus won 6-4 in third doubles. Trailing by one after doubles, the Spiders earned first-set victories on all six courts. Dylan Atkinson and Davis Wiley put UR on the board, finishing in quick succession on courts three and four, respectively, each by a score of 6-1, 6-2. Sebastian Miano earned the Spiders' third point of the match from court four, before Cole Brashear clinched the final point and 4-1 team victory on court six. With the win, the Spiders will face Dayton in the semifinals on Saturday at 9:00 am.

MATCH #6
#2 RICHMOND def. #7 ST. BONAVENTURE, 4-1

SINGLES
1. Daniel Kliebhan (UR) vs. Archie Graham (SBU) 6-3, 2-2, DNF
2. Paxton Pritchard (UR) vs. Anargha Ganguly (SBU) 6-2, 2-3, DNF
3. Davis Wiley (UR) def. Hugo Cochlin (SBU) 6-1, 6-2
4. Sebastian Miano (UR) vs. Rasmus Egehus (SBU) 6-2, 6-0
5. Dylan Atkinson (UR) vs. Connor Turner (SBU) 6-1, 6-2
6. Cole Brashear (UR) def. Jean Marrero  (SBU) 6-2, 6-2
Order of Finish: 5, 3, 4, 6

DOUBLES
1. Archie Graham/Hugo Cochlin (SBU) def. Cole Brashear/Davis Wiley (UR) 6-3
2. Jean Marrero/Anargha Ganguly (SBU) vs. Sebastian Miano/Daniel Kliebhan (UR) 5-3, DNF
3. Connor Turner/Rasmus Egehus (SBU) def. Nick Roddy/Dylan Atkinson (UR) 6-4
Order of Finish: 1, 3