ORLANDO, Fla. – Northern Kentucky men's tennis won its third-straight match with a 6-1 showing against Fairfield on Tuesday afternoon. The Norse move to 6-5 on the season while the Stags drop to 5-5.
Match Notables
- The Norse started the match with a doubles-point win thanks to the No. 1 and 3 courts. Nathan Schwartz and Emilien Burnel won the first doubles matchup at the top of the lineup, 6-1 over Kaya Gore and Jonathan Olive-Blanco, before Andrew Niehaus and Jorge Rodriguez Agudo clinched the opening point with a 6-4 victory over Stefan Mitrovic and William Townsend Ford.
- Rodriguez Agudo was the first to finish singles play as he upended Olive-Blanco in the No. 4 match, 6-2, 6-3.
- Niehaus moved up to the No. 2 singles spot and secured a straight-set win over Tyler Shibles, 6-2, 6-4.
- Burnel provided the match-clinching point as he defeated Lewis Edwards in the No. 3 singles match, 6-1, 6-4.
- NKU then added a win in the No. 5 match with Brandon Ponomarew defeating Griffin Schlesinger, 4-6, 6-1, 1-0(8).
- Schwartz provided the sixth point for the Norse with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Gore in the tpp flight.
- Niehaus, Ponomarew, Rodriguez Agudo and Schwartz are now all on a three-match winning streak.
NKU wraps up its trip to Florida tomorrow, facing Creighton.
Agate
Northern Kentucky 6, Fairfield 1
Singles (Order of Finish: 4,2,3*,6,5,1)
1.
Nathan Schwartz (NKU) def. Kaya Gore (FFD) 7-5, 6-3
2.
Andrew Niehaus (NKU) def. Tyler Shibles (FFD) 6-2, 6-4
3.
Emilien Burnel (NKU) def. Lewis Edwards (FFD) 6-1, 6-4
4.
Jorge Rodriguez Agudo (NKU) def. Jonathan Olive-Blanco (FFD) 6-2, 6-3
5.
Brandon Ponomarew (NKU) def. Griffin Schlesinger (FFD) 4-6, 6-1, 1-0(8)
6. Allan Magid (FFD) def.
Nick Elleman (NKU) 6-2, 3-6, 1-0(6)
Doubles (Order of Finish: 2,1,3*)
1.
Emilien Burnel/
Nathan Schwartz (NKU) def. Kaya Gore/Jonathan Olive-Blanco (FFD) 6-1
2. Tyler Shibles/Lewis Edwards (FFD) def.
Brandon Ponomarew/
Felipe Hidalgo (NKU) 6-1
3.
Andrew Niehaus/
Jorge Rodriguez Agudo (NKU) def. Stefan Mitrovic/William Townsend Ford (FFD) 6-4
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