ORLANDO, Fla. – The University of Dayton men’s tennis team saw their season come to close with a 4-0 loss to the top-seeded VCU Rams in the Atlantic 10 Championship match on Sunday at the USTA National Campus.
VCU jumped ahead with the doubles point, taking control with wins at No. 2 and No. 3.
The Rams claimed first-set victories on each court except No. 5 singles, where freshman Luis Saraiva picked up to 7-5 frame.
The match was clinched by VCU at No. 2 singles, taking a tiebreak first-set victory, before finishing it all with a 6-3 second-set win. Flyer freshman Kyle McNally split sets at No. 3 singles and was leading in the third, along with Saraiva on court five nearing match victory, when the match was decided.
SINGLES
1. Bondaz (VCU) def. Bruce (UD) 6-4, 6-2
2. Bobichon (VCU) def. DeMarco (UD) 7-6(4), 6-3
3. McNally (UD) vs. Sansano (VCU) 3-6, 6-3, 1-0, DNF
4. Wales (VCU) def. Zinder (UD) 6-4, 6-2
5. Saraiva (UD) vs. El Amine (VCU) 7-5, 5-2, DNF
6. Samofalov (VCU) vs. Phillips (UD) 7-6(4), 3-2, DNF
DOUBLES
1. Samofalov / Sansano (VCU) vs. Bruce/DeMarco (UD) 5-2, DNF
2. Bobichon / El Amine (VCU) def. McNally/Hiryur (UD) 6-3
3. Wales / Bondaz (VCU) def. Puric/Suk (UD) 6-2
