DAYTON, Ohio – Aided by singles victories from the top three singles flights, the Northern Kentucky University men's tennis team defeated Saint Francis (Pa.), 5-2, on Friday at South Regency Tennis Center in Dayton, Ohio.

Northern Kentucky (7-5) claimed the doubles point behind a No. 1 flight victory to open the match. Jody Maginley and Nick Lang defeated Washi Gervais and Dylan Foo-Kune, 6-4.

Lukas Clemens and Adrian Isache followed with a No. 3 doubles victory over the Red Flash, 6-4.

In singles play, Mate Virag came out on top of a super tiebreaker for a 6-3, 6-7, 1-0 (9) win over Gervais at the No. 1 flight.

Maginley defeated Foo-Kune, 6-4, 7-5, at the No. 2 flight for his fourth-straight victory while Lukas Clemens matched Maginley with a four-match win streak as he captured a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Rodrigo Tico at No. 3 singles.

Isache rounded out the singles victories with a No. 6 win over Robin Van Der Heijden, 6-2, 6-2.

The Norse return to action on Sunday when they take on Detroit for Senior Day. First serve is set for 2:30 p.m. at the Joyce Yeager Tennis complex.

Northern Kentucky 5, Saint Francis (Pa.) 2

Singles results

1. VIRAG, Mate (NKU) def. GERVAIS, Washi (SFU) 6-3, 6-7, 1-0 (9)

2. MAGINLEY, Jody (NKU) def. FOO-KUNE, Dylan (SFU) 6-4, 7-5

3. CLEMENS, Lukas (NKU) def. TICO, Rodrigo (SFU) 6-4, 6-3

4. SUNTAR, Jan Vit (SFU) def. CLARK, Court (NKU) 2-6, 6-3, 6-4

5. AVUSKI, Plamen (SFU) def. LANG, Nick (NKU) 6-3, 6-2

6. ISACHE, Adrian (NKU) def. VAN DER HEIJDEN, R. (SFU) 6-2, 6-2

Doubles results

1. MAGINLEY, Jody/LANG, Nick (NKU) def. GERVAIS, Washi/FOO-KUNE, Dylan (SFU) 6-4

2. VIRAG, Mate/CLARK, Court (NKU) vs. TICO, Rodrigo/VAN DER HEIJDEN, R. (SFU) 4-4, unfinished

3. CLEMENS, Lukas/ISACHE, Adrian (NKU) def. AVUSKI, Plamen/SUNTAR, Jan Vit (SFU) 6-4