RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University men's tennis team wasn't able to hold off visiting Dayton Friday afternoon as the Flyers battled back for a 4-3 win in the Greg Adams Indoor Tennis Center.
 
Junior Alex Álvaro carried the Colonels (0-2) at the top of the line-up. Álvaro teamed up with senior Juanjo de la Llera to win the No. 1 doubles match, 6-1. In singles, Alvaro rolled to a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Bernardo Sanson.
 
Senior Daridge Saidi tallied EKU's other singles point as he won a straight-set match over Aidan Koross.
 
Dayton (2-2) trailed in the team score, 3-2, before the Flyers' Zach Berry (No. 5) and Simon Jayaram (No. 6) won the final two matches on the court. Jayaram won the deciding match in three sets over sophomore Diego Asis.
 
Eastern Kentucky's next match is on the road at Xavier next Friday, Jan. 30.
 
Dayton 4, Eastern Kentucky 3
 
Singles
1. Alex Álvaro (EKU) def. Bernardo Sanson (UD) 6-4 6-2
2. Daridge Saidi (EKU) def. Aidan Koross (UD) 6-3, 6-3
3. Josh Malyon (UD) def. Juanjo de la Llera (EKU) 6-4, 6-2
4. Carsten Fisher (UD) def. Ramon van Flymen (EKU) 6-4, 6-3
5. Zach Berry (UD) def. Alberto Tintoré (EKU) 4-6, 6-0, 6-3
6. Simon Jayaram (UD) def. Diego Asis (EKU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
 
Doubles
1. Álvaro/de la Llera (EKU) def. Malyon/Sanson (UD) 6-1
2. Berry/Fisher (UD) def. Asis/Saidi (EKU) 6-1
3. Tintoré/van Flymen (EKU) def. Jayaram/Koross (UD) 6-3
 
Match Notes: Eastern Kentucky (0-2); Dayton (2-2)
Order of Finish: Doubles (1, 2, 3*); Singles (2, 3, 4, 1, 5, 6*)