Dallas, PA (April 18, 2017) - Junior Brian Hayhurst earned the clinching point with a straight set win at No. 6 singles leading the DeSales University men's tennis team past Misericordia University, 5-4, in MAC Freedom action on Tuesday afternoon.

The win moves DeSales to 5-8 overall and 2-2 in the MAC Freedom.  DSU is now just a win over Eastern University on Saturday away from clinching a spot in the MAC Freedom postseason tournament.

DSU started strong on Tuesday winning two of the three doubles matches as sophomore Josh Ferraro and senior Jeffrey Julien earned an 8-3 win in the No. 2 spot and Hayhurst and freshman Ben Greb won 8-3 in the No. 3 spot.

Ferraro also won in singles, earning a 6-2, 6-1 win at the No. 4 spot, freshman Jake McKinney won 6-2, 6-2, in the No. 5 spot, and Hayhurst won 6-0, 6-1 in the No. 6 spot to clinch the fifth point for the Bulldogs.