COLUMBUS, Ohio – Northern Kentucky men's tennis opened up their 2020 season with a 7-0 loss on the road Wednesday morning to No. 6 Ohio State.
Match Notables
- Ohio State claimed all three doubles matchups to take the opening point. Each NKU duo won at least one game, with Nathan Schwartz and Emilien Burnel seeing success against the nation's second-ranked team, falling to John McNally and Robert Cash in a 6-3 decision.
- The Buckeyes won each of the singles matches in straight sets.
- Schwartz and Burnel each took on an opponent ranked in the ITA's top-25. Schwartz dropped a 6-3, 6-1 decision to No. 16 Cannon Kingsley in the No. 1 singles match, while Burnel fell, 6-0, 6-3 to No. 24 McNally in No. 2 singles.
- Andrew Niehaus put up a fight in his first set against OSU's Justin Boulais in the third flight, falling in an extended set, 7-6(2).
NKU returns home next Friday, Jan. 24, to take on local opponent, Xavier at 7 p.m.
Agate
No. 6 Ohio State 7, Northern Kentucky 0
Singles
1. No. 16 Cannon Kingsley (OSU) def.
Nathan Schwartz (NKU) 6-3, 6-1
2. No. 24 John McNally (OSU) def.
Emilien Burnel (NKU) 6-0, 6-3
3. Justin Boulais (OSU) def.
Andrew Niehaus (NKU) 7-6(2), 6-0
4. No. 28 Kyle Seelig (OSU) def.
Jorge Rodriguez Agudo (NKU) 6-0, 6-0
5. Robert Cash (OSU) def.
Brandon Ponomarew (NKU) 6-1, 6-2
6. No. 40 James Trotter (OSU) def.
Anthony Bosch (NKU) 6-1, 6-3
Doubles
1. No. 2 John McNally/Robert Cash (OSU) def.
Nathan Schwartz/
Emilien Burnel (NKU) 6-3
2. Cannon Kingsley/Justin Boulais (OSU) def.
Jorge Rodriguez Agudo/
Brandon Ponomarew (NKU) 6-1
3. James Trotter/Andrew Lutschaunig (OSU) def.
Andrew Niehaus/
Nick Elleman (NKU) 6-2
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