GREEN BAY, Wis. – Northern Kentucky men's tennis fell on the road at Green Bay on Sunday afternoon, 5-2. With the loss, NKU drops to 5-9 overall and 1-3 in Horizon League play while the Phoenix move on to 6-11 (2-2 Horizon).
Match Notables
- The Phoenix won the opening point with doubles wins on the No. 1 and 3 courts.
- Green Bay delivered a trio of wins in No. 2, 6 and 5 singles to clinch the victory over the Norse.
- Nathan Schwartz moved up to the No. 1 spot for the first time against a Division I opponent and picked up his eighth-straight victory. He dropped the first set to James Ling, 6-3, but took a 6-4 second set and won the deciding pro set, 10-8.
- Jorge Rodriguez Agudo also extended his winning streak with a straight-set win over Dipin Wadhwa in No. 4 singles, 7-6, 6-3. He has now won seven matches in a row.
NKU returns home next weekend for its final pair of regular-season matches. The Norse will first host Youngstown State on Friday, April 12 at 11 a.m. before taking on Cleveland State at 11 a.. on Saturday, April 13.
Agate
Green Bay 5, Northern Kentucky 2
Singles (Order of Finish: 2,6,5*3,1,4)
1.
Nathan Schwartz (NKU) def. James Ling (GB) 3-6, 6-4, 1-0(8)
2. Charlie Croxford (GB) def.
Aleksander Sadal (NKU) 6-3, 6-3
3. Miles McDowall (GB) def.
Blaine Carr (NKU) 6-3, 7-5
4.
Jorge Rodriguez Agudo (NKU) def. Dipin Wadhwa (GB) 7-6, 6-3
5. Lachlan Napier (GB) def.
Chris Murray (NKU) 6-1, 6-3
6. Ivan Radomirovic (GB) def.
Felipe Hidalgo (NKU) 6-3, 6-0
Doubles (Order of Finish: 1,3*)
1. James Ling/Miles McDowall (GB) def.
Blaine Carr/
Nathan Schwartz (NKU) 6-2
2. Tony Leto/Dipin Wadhwa (GB) vs.
Aleksander Sadal/
Jorge Rodriguez Agudo (NKU) 5-2, abandoned
3. Charlie Croxford/Lachlan Napier (GB) def.
Felipe Hidalgo/
Anthony Bosch (NKU) 6-3
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