Penguins Fall to Dayton in Home Opener

by YSU

Sunday, Jan 24, 2016 9:36 pm

Boardman - The Youngstown State men's tennis team dropped a 4-2 decision to Dayton on Saturday night at the Boardman Tennis Center. Hugo Morth and Yossi Dahan picked up singles wins for the Penguins.

YSU (1-1) dropped the doubles point to the Flyers (2-2) before winning two of the five completed singles matches.

Morth defeated Carsten Fisher 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 at No. 1 while Dahan earned a straight-set 6-4, 6-1 win over Bernardo Sanson at No. 4.

The Flyers had singles wins at No. 2, No. 3 and No. 6 in straight sets. Gabriel Tolesani had a 7-5, 4-4 lead against Lorenzo Rollhauser at No. 5 when the match was halted.

In doubles play, the Flyers won 6-4 at No. 1 and 6-2 at No. 2 to clinch the point.

YSU returns to action on Friday when it visits Duquesne at 10 a.m.

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