CINCINNATI, Ohio – Northern Kentucky men's tennis fell to the preseason Horizon League favorite, Cleveland State, on Saturday afternoon by a final score of 6-1. The Norse drop to 5-11 on the year and 1-4 in league play while the Vikings move to 14-7 (3-0 Horizon). Following the match, NKU honored its lone senior,
Blaine Carr.
Match Notables
- Cleveland State used wins in No. 1 and 3 doubles to secure the opening point. In the No. 2 doubles match, Jorge Rodriguez Agudo and Aleksander Sadal defeated Luke Phillips and Matthew Terry, 6-3.
- Felipe Hidalgo recorded NKU's only point of the contest out of the No. 6 singles spot. He took down William Malm in matching 6-4 sets.
- Nathan Schwartz dropped a three-set match against the reigning Horizon League Player of the Year, Nico Mostardi. Mostardi claimed a 6-2 win in the opening set, but Schwartz pushed a pro set with an extended second set, 7-5. The two had a tightly-contested pro set, with Mostardi winning, 1-0(6).
NKU will be off for two weeks leading up to the Horizon League Championships. The tournament will be held at Schwartz Tennis Center in Lafayette, Indiana, on Friday-Sunday, April 26-28.
Agate
Cleveland State 6, Northern Kentucky 1
Singles (Order of Finish: 3,2,5*4,6,1)
1. Nico Mostardi (CSU) def.
Nathan Schwartz (NKU) 6-2, 5-7, 1-0(6)
2. Matthew Terry (CSU)
Aleksander Sadal (NKU) 6-3, 6-3
3. Luke Phillips (CSU) def.
Blaine Carr (NKU) 6-1, 6-2
4. Benjamin Slade (CSU) def.
Jorge Rodriguez Agudo (NKU) 6-2, 6-4
5. Clark Bilinovich (CSU) def.
Chris Murray (NKU) 6-2, 6-0
6.
Felipe Hidalgo (NKU) def. William Malm (CSU) 6-4, 6-4
Doubles (Order of Finish: 2,1,3*)
1. Nico Mostardi/Benjamin Slade (CSU) def.
Blaine Carr/
Nathan Schwartz (NKU) 6-3
2.
Aleksander Sadal/
Jorge Rodriguez Agudo (NKU) def. Luke Phillips/Matthew Terry (CSU) 6-3
3. Clark Bilinovich/William Malm (CSU) def.
Anthony Bosch/
Nick Elleman (NKU) 6-4
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