As a team, the Dayton men reached the A-10 tournament final before losing 4-1 to Virginia Commonwealth on April 29. Dayton finished 18-7.
Jordan Benjamin is headed to the NCAA Championships! Benjamin's 16-0 mark in singles play at the No. 1 spot in the lineup earned him the Atlantic 10 automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championships hosted at Wake Forest University from May 23-28! pic.twitter.com/61OtKqepAD
— Dayton Flyers Tennis (@UDFlyerTennis) May 3, 2018
Just a note to mark how significant this is @univofdayton and for @UDFlyerTennis: Jordan Benjamin is the first Flyer tennis player to qualify for the NCAA Championships. (and with a perfect record, no less!) Proud of you, Jordan! https://t.co/IPUQK0x0MO
— Eric F. Spina (@DaytonPrezSpina) May 4, 2018
The tournament will be held May 23-28 at the Wake Forest Tennis Complex in Winston-Salem, N.C.
"Qualifying for the NCAA Championships means the world to me because of the hard work and sacrifices I've made over the three years that I've been a Flyer,” Benjamin said in a press release. I plan on training aggressively over the next few weeks, so I can make the most of this opportunity and play at the highest level in the coming weeks."
Benjamin is from Fairport, N.Y. He’s a graduate of the Harley School. Last season, he was 12-6 in singles play and 5-0 in the A-10. He made the All-A-10 first team. He was the A-10 Rookie of the Year in 2016. His twin sister, Kristina, is a member of the women’s tennis team.
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