Men's Tennis | April 27, 2017

ORLANDO, Fla. - The La Salle University men's tennis team was defeated by fifth-seeded Dayton, 4-0, in the opening round of the 2017 Atlantic 10 Championships at the United States Tennis Association National Campus on Thursday morning.

Despite the Explorers putting up a fight in both the No. 1 and 2 doubles matches, the Flyers were able earn the point to take a 1-0 lead.

In singles, Dayton's Simon Jayaram earned a straight-set victory at No. 4 over La Salle junior Joe DiOrio to push the Flyers' advantage to 2-0. Zach Berry and Carsten Fisher completed the team win with triumphs at No. 3 and No. 2 singles, respectively.

For the Explorers, sophomore Francesco Mowrey was up a break on Jordan Benjamin in his match at the No. 1 spot, but lost his lead late and dropped the first set, 7-5. The match was halted before completion due to the clinching of the team win by Dayton.

SINGLES
1. Jordan Benjamin (UD) vs. Francesco Mowrey (LAS), 7-5, 1-0, DNF
2. Carsten Fisher (UD) def. Brian Balico (LAS), 6-1, 6-1
3. Zach Berry (UD) def. Tomas Christian (LAS), 6-0, 6-0
4. Simon Jayaram (UD) def. Joe DiOrio (LAS), 6-0, 6-0
5. Lorenzo Rollhauser (UD) vs. Patrick Pascual (LAS), 6-0, 4-1, DNF
6. Andy Druffel (UD) vs. Braden Ward (LAS), 6-1, 5-2, DNF
Order of Finish: 4, 3, 2

DOUBLES
1. Carsten Fisher/Zach Berry (UD) def. Tomas Christian/Francesco Mowrey (LAS), 6-3
2. Jordan Benjamin/Lorenzo Rollhauser (UD) vs. Brian Balico/Patrick Pascual (LAS), 5-3 DNF
3. Graham Reinbold/Andy Druffel (UD) def. Joe DiOrio/Braden Ward (LAS), 6-0
Order of Finish: 3, 1