CINCINNATI – Northern Kentucky men's tennis swept the weekend against UIC, taking Sunday's match, 6-1. The Norse climb to 8-1 overall and 4-0 in conference play, while the Flames fall 1-13 and 0-6 in conference play.  
 
Match Notables     

• Santiago Casamayor and Brandon Ponomarew (No. 3) took the first win 6-1, with Emilien Burnel and Andrew Hiehaus clinching doubles play by defeating their opponents 6-3. 
• Emilien Burnel (No. 1) continued to impress in singles play, defeating his opponent 6-3, 6-1.Trevor Ball (No. 6) followed suit with the same exact score. 
• To clinch the win for the Norse, Santiago Casamayor (No. 5) defeated his opponent 6-4, 6-4. Brandon Ponomarew (No. 2) was able to pick up a win with a 6-3, 6-4 final. 

  
The Norse are set to compete against the Flames Sunday at 2:30 p.m.  
  
Northern Kentucky 6, UIC 1  
  
Singles order of finish (1, 6, 5, 2, 3, 4)

1. Emilien Burnel (NKU) def. Pelle Strandberg (UIC) 6-3, 6-1
2. Brandon Ponomarew (NKU) def. Anthony Nguyen (UIC) 6-3, 6-4 
3. Gustavo Schwebol (UIC) def. Andrew Niehaus (NKU) 6-4, 6-3
4. Jorge Rodriguez (NKU) def. Luiz Dos Santos (UIC) 7-6, 6-2 
5. Santiago Casamayor (NKU) def. Artem Iermolov (UIC) 6-4, 6-4
6. Trevor Ball (NKU) def. Casey Schrader (UIC) 6-3, 6-1
  
Doubles order of finish (3, 1)   

1. Emilien Burnel/Andrew Niehaus (NKU) def. Pelle Strondberg/Luis Dos Santos 6-3               
2. Trevor Ball/Jorge Rodriguez vs. Anthony Nguyen/Gustavo Schwebel (UIC) (NKU) 5-3, abandoned
3. Santiago Casamayor/Brandon Ponomarew (NKU) def. Artem Iermolov/Casey Schrader 6-1  
 
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