CLEVELAND, OH. – The Northern Kentucky men's tennis team falls to 8-3 overall and 4-2 in the Horizon League, after dropping the second matchup of this weekend's two-game series against Cleveland State on Saturday afternoon. The Vikings advance to 14-4 overall on the season and 6-0 in Horizon League play.
Match Notables
- In singles play, the Norse were able to pick up its only two point on the day, with Jorge Rodiriguez (No. 4) defeating his opponent 6-3, 3-0 and Santiago Casamayor topping his opponent 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (14-12)
- All doubles match points went to the Vikings.
The Norse close out the regular season at home against Youngstown State April 24 and 25 at the Lindner Tennis Center at Lunken.
Agate
Cleveland State 5, Northern Kentucky 2
Singles (Order of Finish: 4, 3, 2, 6, 1, 5)
1. Matthew Terry (CSUM) def.
Emilien Burnel (NKU) 7-5, 6-4
2. Maxime Mareschal-Hay (CSUM) def.
Brandon Ponomarew (NKU) 6-1, 6-1
3. Luke Phillips (CSUM) def.
Andrew Niehaus (NKU) 6-0, 6-4
4.
Jorge Rodriguez (NKU) def. Clark Bilinovich (CSUM) 6-3, 3-0, retired
5.
Santiago Casamayor (NKU) def. JuandeDios Abboud (CSUM) 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (14-12)
6. Kade Mindry (CSUM) def.
Trevor Ball (NKU) 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)
Doubles (Order of Finish: 1, 2)
1. Nico Mostardi/Luke Phillips (CSUM) def.
Emilien Burnel/
Andrew Niehaus (NKU) 6-1
2. Matthew Terry/Maxime Mareschal-Hay (CSUM) def.
Jorge Rodriguez/
Trevor Ball (NKU) 6-2 3. Clark Bilinovich/Kade Mindry (CSUM) vs.
Nick Elleman/
Felipe Hidalgo (NKU) 5-3, unfinished
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