Men's Tennis Kicks off Fall Schedule

CINCINNATI- Xavier men's tennis head coach Doug Matthews has released the 2019 Fall Invitational schedule. The Musketeers will return to action in three invitational tournaments, beginning with the Dayton Invitational on Sept. 14. Xavier's men will look to improve upon a 6-15 regular season record last season, using their invitational schedule as momentum moving into the spring.

Xavier's roster is deep with upper classmen, with two seniors and three juniors. Returning seniors include Matthew Graft and Michael Lee. Juniors Brett Winters and Jan Vrba will return from last season, while Junior Srdan Pejic will join the Musketeers after playing at Union College previously. Dominic Macaluso is the only returning sophomore. The Musketeers added three freshmen: Shashank Reddy, Aaron Thompson and Jake Zipoli.

Sept. 14-15 – at Dayton – Dayton Invitational

Xavier men's tennis will open the fall schedule at Dayton. Matches will take place at the Graul Tennis Complex.
Last year at the Dayton Hidden Duals, Xavier's men combined for 18 match wins, including 13 singles wins and five doubles wins against Dayton, Wright State and Northern Kentucky.
As a team, Xavier went 2-1. The Musketeers defeated NKU, 7-1 and Wright State, 6-1. They fell to Dayton 7-2.
In their last matchup on Mar. 9, the Musketeers fell to the Flyers, 4-0. Historically, Xavier is 12-3 in regular season action against Dayton dating back to 2006.

Oct. 11-13 – at Louisville – Louisville Invitational

The Louisville Invitational will take place Oct. 11-13, 2019 at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center on the University of Louisville's campus.
Last Fall, Xavier's men collected 23 wins and had one competitor advance to the consolation final in all singles flights at the Louisville Invite.
Xavier fell to the Cardinals last season on Feb. 12, 2-5. In regular season competition, the Musketeers are 0-6 against Louisville. Each of the previous six matches played against Louisville were on the road.

Oct. 24-29 – at Vanderbilt – Vanderbilt ITA Regional

The intercollegiate Tennis Association hosts tournaments in twelve different regions.
The Ohio Valley Region will compete at Vanderbilt University's Brownlee O. Currey Jr. Tennis Center in Nashville, Tenn.
Xavier had four athletes compete in the ITA Regionals last year: Jack Dykema, Matthew Graft, Connor LaFavre and Brett Winters.
Dykema and Winters both picked up three wins on the weekend last Fall, two of which came from the 128-person main draw of singles action. The duo then paired up for a doubles victory over Northern Kentucky.
Connor LaFavre added a singles victory for the Musketeers, defeating Dayton. Brett Winters gave the Musketeers two more singles wins over Dayton and Tennessee Tech.

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Jack Dykema

Matthew Graft

Connor LaFavre

Michael Lee

Dominic Macaluso

Srdan Pejic

Shashank Reddy

Aaron Thompson

Jan Vrba

Brett Winters

Jake Zipoli

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