Dayton, Ohio - Northern Kentucky men's tennis wrapped up a two-day tournament at University of Dayton Saturday evening.
Match notables
Friday
- In singles action against Xavier, Trevor Ball defeated his opponent Aaron Thompson 5-7, 7-5, (5), 1-0 (4).
- Vincent Knott also took down his Xavier opponent Dominic Macaluso, 6-3, 6-1.
- In singles action versus Dayton, three Norse came out on top, including two freshmen. Tom Berry took down his opponent 6-4, 6-2, and Vincent Knott finished 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (4). Brandon Ponomarew defeated his foe 6-4, 6-3.
- For doubles against IUPUI, the Norse dominated their opponents with two 6-3 wins. Emilien Burnel and Santiago Casamayor defeated Sean Bailey and Nicholas Moody, and Ponomarew and Knott defeated Nathan Day and Will Thurin.
Saturday
- In singles action against IUPUI, multiple Norse earned victories which included Burnel, Berry, Ponomarew and Ball.
- In doubles play against Dayton, the lone victors for NKU were Ball and Ponomarew who took down Eric Perkowski and Erik Eliasson by a score of 6-4.
- Doubles action against Xavier saw the pair of Burnel and Casamayor and the duo of Berry and Ball each recording victories on the day.
Friday agate
vs. Xavier
Trevor Ball (NKU) def. Aaron Thompson (Xavier) 5-7, 7-6 (5), 1-0 (4)
Vincent Knott (NKU) def. Dominic Macaluso (Xavier) 6-3, 6-1
Diego Nava (Xavier) def.
Emilien Burnel (NKU) 4-6, 6-1, 1-0 (8)
Marco Pennelli (Xavier) def.
Brandon Ponomarew (NKU) 6-3, 6-4
Ryan Cahill (Xavier) def.
Tom Berry (NKU) 6-2, 6-2
Cambell Nakayama (Xavier) def.
Santiago Casamayor (NKU) 6-4, 6-1
vs. Dayton
Ronit Hiryur (UD) def.
Emilien Burnel (NKU) 6-3, 2-6, 1-0 (5)
Tom Berry (NKU) def. Will Harper (UD) 6-4, 6-2
Brandon Ponomarew (NKU) def. Georgi Maerodied (UD) 6-4, 6-3
Olive Dunne (UD) def.
Santiago Casamayor (NKU) 0-6, 6-3, 1-0
Davis Phillips (UD) def.
Trevor Ball (NKU) 6-2 (8), 6-4
Vincent Knott (NKU) def. Max DeCurtins (UD) 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (4)
Doubles vs. IUPUI
Emilien Burnel/
Santiago Casamayor (NKU) def. Sean Bailey/Nicholas Moody IUPUI 6-3
Noah Viste/Colton Morehart (IUPUI) def.
Tom Berry/
Trevor Ball (NKU) 6-3
Brandon Ponomarew/
Vincent Knott (NKU) def. Nathan Day/Will Thurin 6-3
Saturday agate
vs. IUPUI
Emilien Burnel (NKU) def. Sean Bailey (IUPUI) 6-2, 6-3
Colton Morehart (IUPUI) def.
Santiago Casamayor (NKU) 1-6, 6-4, 10-7
Tom Berry (NKU) def. Nathan Day (IUPUI) 6-3, 6-2
Brandon Ponomarew (NKU) def. Noah Viste (IUPUI) 6-2, 6-0
Trevor Ball (NKU) def. Canaan Sellers (IUPUI) 6-4, 7-5
Will Thurin (IUPUI) def.
Vincent Knott (NKU) 6-1, 6-2
Doubles vs. Dayton
Connor Bruce/Max DeCurtins (Dayton) def.
Emilien Burnel/
Tom Berry (NKU) 6-3
Trevor Ball/
Brandon Ponomarew (NKU) def. Eric Perkowski/Erik Eliasson (Dayton) 6-4
Will Harper/Steven Karl (Dayton) def.
Santiago Casamayor/
Vincent Knott (NKU) 6-4
Doubles vs. Xavier
Emilien Burnel/
Santiago Casamayor (NKU) def. Marco Pennelli/Cambell Nakayama (Xavier) 6-3
Tom Berry/
Trevor Ball (NKU) def. Brett Winters/Dominic Macaluso (Xavier) 7-5
Jake Zipoli/Aaron Thompson def.
Vincent Knott/
Brandon Ponomarew (NKU) 6-3
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