RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University men’s tennis team recorded identical 6-1 victories over the University of the Cumberlands and Dayton Saturday in the Greg Adams Indoor Tennis Center. The Colonels now sit at 2-2 overall.

Senior Parul Verma won both of his singles matches in straight sets while fellow senior Niklas Schroeder rolled to a 6-2, 6-0 win at No. 1 singles against Dayton.

Eastern Kentucky returns to action next weekend with a home match against Abilene Christian.

Eastern Kentucky 6, Univ. of the Cumberlands 1

Singles
1. Juan de la Llera (UC) def. Philip Janz (EKU)     6-4, 6-1
2. Parul Verma (EKU) def. Guillermo Alvarez (UC)   6-1, 6-1
3. Joao Maio (EKU) def. Danilo Garcia (UC)    6-0, 6-1
4. Emilio Piriz (EKU) def. Jerrid Neeley (UC)    6-2, 6-0
5. Craig Campbell (EKU) def. Tyler Smith (UC)    6-2, 6-1
6. Jan Dombrowski (EKU) def. Daryl MacLeish (UC)   6-0, 6-1

Doubles
1. Campbell/Klientovsky (EKU) def. de la Llera/MacLeish (UC)  8-3
2. Dombrowski/Schroeder (EKU) def. Neeley/TSmith (UC)   8-0
3. Piriz/Pons (EKU) def. Alvarez/Garcia (UC)    8-1

Match Notes: Eastern Kentucky (1-2); Univ. of the Cumberlands (1-2)
Order of Finish: Doubles (2, 3, 1); Singles (3, 4, 2*, 1, 6, 5)

Eastern Kentucky 6, Dayton 1

Singles
1. Niklas Schroeder (EKU) def. Andrew Hanley (UD)   6-2, 6-0
2. Hugo Klientovsky (EKU) def. Robert Salcedo (UD)   6-2, 6-1
3. Philip Janz (EKU) def. Joe West (UD)     6-2, 6-3
4. Parul Verma (EKU) def. Josh Malyon (UD)    6-1, 7-5
5. Colin Bernier (UD) def. Joao Maio (EKU)    4-6, 6-4, (10-7)
6. Carles Pons (EKU) def. Benton Benalcazar (UD)    6-1, 6-1

Doubles
1. Janz/Schroeder (EKU) def. Benalcazar/Hanley (UD)   8-5
2. Campbell/Klientovsky (EKU) def. Malyon/West (UD)   8-1
3. Pons/Verma (EKU) def. Bernier/Salcedo (UD)    8-2

Match Notes: Eastern Kentucky (2-2); Dayton (0-1)
Order of Finish: Doubles (2, 3, 1); Singles (2, 1, 4*, 3, 6, 5)