CINCINNATI, Ohio – Northern Kentucky men's tennis dropped a 5-2 decision to Youngstown State in a match that featured three three-setters and two extended sets in doubles play. NKU drops to 5-10 overall and 1-4 in Horizon League play while the Penguins move to 9-7 (2-1 Horizon).
Match Notables
- The Penguins won a tightly-contested doubles point with wins in the No. 1 and 3 spots. Aleksander Sadal and Jorge Rodriguez Agudo won in the No. 2 match over Luke Purser and Vasilis Vardakis, 6-3, but Blaine Carr and Nathan Schwartz fell 7-6 on the top flight and Felipe Hidalgo and Anthony Bosch dropped a 7-5 set in No. 3 doubles.
- Sadal and Rodriguez Agudo scored points for the Norse. Sadal defeated Vardakis in No. 2 singles, winning the first set 7-6 before winning by retirement, leading 5-2 at the time.
- Rodriguez Agudo went to three sets against Purser, dropping the first set 7-6(5) before blanking Purser in the second set to push a third. The deciding set went to tiebreak, with Rodriguez Agudo winning it, 7-6(2).
- Carr and Chris Murray both went three sets in their singles matches. Carr droped a 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 decision to Joao Garretto in the No. 3 spot, and Murray fell to Yossi Dahan in No. 5 singles, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2.
NKU hosts Cleveland State in the final home match of the regular season. First serve against the Vikings is set for 11 a.m. and it will serve as Senior Day for the Norse, which will honor lone senior
Blaine Carr.
Agate
Youngstown State 5, Northern Kentucky 2
Singles (Order of Finish: 1,2,6,5*,3,4)
1. Danylo Veremeichuk (YSU) def.
Nathan Schwartz (NKU) 6-4, 6-1
2.
Aleksander Sadal (NKU) def. Vasilis Vardakis (YSU) 7-6, 5-2, retired
3. Joao Garretto (YSU) def.
Blaine Carr (NKU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
4.
Jorge Rodriguez Agudo (NKU) def. Luke Purser (YSU) 6-7(5), 6-0, 7-6(2)
5. Yossi Dahan (YSU) def.
Chris Murray (NKU) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
6. Erik Gran (YSU) def.
Felipe Hidalgo (NKU) 6-1, 7-6
Doubles (Order of Finish: 2,3,1*)
1. Danylo Veremeichuk/Joao Garretto (YSU) def.
Blaine Carr/
Nathan Schwartz (NKU) 7-6
2.
Aleksander Sadal/
Jorge Rodriguez Agudo (NKU) def. Luke Purser/Vasilis Vardakis (YSU) 6-3
3. Yossi Dahan/Pol Virgili Blanco (YSU) def.
Felipe Hidalgo/
Anthony Bosch (NKU) 7-5
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