MIAMISBURG, Ohio – The EKU men's tennis team (2-8) was edged by Dayton (8-7), 4-1, at the South Regency Tennis Center on Sunday.
The Maroon and White got off to a hot start in doubles, as
Moritz Mayer and
Paul-Antoine Brazet won from the No. 2 court in a nail-biter, 7-6 (7-5), and
J.Anurag Reddy and
Zach White won from the No. 3 spot, 6-2, to claim the doubles point.
However, the Colonels lost four singles courts to clinch the match for the Flyers.
Singles competition
1. Connor Bruce (UDMT) def. K. Stahlbrand (EKU) 5-1, retired
2. Matt DeMarco (UDMT) def.
Moritz Mayer (EKU) 6-1, 6-2
3. Davis Phillips (UDMT) def. P. Brazet (EKU) 6-1, 6-2
4. Eric Perkowski (UDMT) vs. J. Anurag Reddy (EKU) 6-1, 3-3, unfinished
5. Erik Eliasson (UDMT) def.
Arthur Bugeaud (EKU) 6-2, 6-2
6. Sai Dore (UDMT) vs.
Zach White (EKU) 7-6 (8-6), unfinished
Doubles competition
1. Connor Bruce/Matt DeMarco (UDMT) def. K. Stahlbrand/
Arthur Bugeaud (EKU) 6-4
2.
Moritz Mayer/P. Brazet (EKU) def. Davis Phillips/Sai Dore (UDMT) 7-6 (7-5)
3. J. Anurag Reddy/
Zach White (EKU) def. Oliver Dunne/Eric Perkowski (UDMT) 6-2
Next Up
EKU travels to Durham, N.C. to face off against North Carolina Central on March 3 at 2:00 p.m.
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