Jorge Rodriguez
Teresa Turner
1
Youngstown State YSU (11-8 (4-3))
6
Winner Northern Kentucky NKU (9-3 (4-2))
Youngstown State YSU
(11-8 (4-3))
1
Final
6
Northern Kentucky NKU
(9-3 (4-2))
Winner

Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | Teresa Turner, Director of Digital Media

Men’s @NKUNorseTennis defeats Youngstown State in first weekend matchup, 6-1

CINCINNATI, OH. – The Northern Kentucky men's tennis team climbs to 9-3 overall and 5-2 in the Horizon League after defeating Youngstown State, 6-1, on Saturday. The Penguins slip to 11-8 overall on the season and 4-3 in Horizon League play.  

  
Match Notables    
  • In doubles play, the Norse dominated with Jorge Rodriguez and Trevor Ball (No. 2) defeating their opponents 6-3, followed by Emilien Burnel and Andrew Niehaus (No. 1) clinching the doubles point, winning 6-4. 
  • It was nearly a sweep the rest of the afternoon for NKU, taking down their opponents four points in a row to start singles. Santiago Casamayor (No. 5) won in dual 6-1 sets, followed by Niehaus (No. 3) taking down his opponent 6-2, 6-4, and then Brandon Ponomarew (No. 2) winning 6-3, 6-4 to clinch the Norse victory on the day.
  • Burnel (No. 1) closed out the four-straight points by defeating his opponent 6-4, 7-5.
  • Rodriguez (No. 4) game the Norse their sixth and final point with a 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 decision.
 
The Norse close out the weekend series against Youngstown State tomorrow, Sunday, April 25, with the first serve set at 2:30 p.m. at the Lindener Tennis Center at Lunken. 
 
Agate
Northern Kentucky 6, Youngstown State 1
 
Singles (Order of Finish: 5, 3, 2, 1, 6, 4)
1. Emilien Burnel def. Vasilis Vardakis (YSU) 6-4, 7-5 
2. Brandon Ponomarew (NKU) def. Laurentiu Mandocescu (YSU) 6-3, 6-4 
3. Andrew Niehaus (NKU) def. Joao Garretto (YSU) 6-2, 6-4  
4. Jorge Rodriguez (NKU) def. Erik Gran (YSU) 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (13) 
5. Santiago Casamayor (NKU) def. David Alvarez Moreno (YSU) 6-1, 6-1  
6. Will Everett (YSU) def. Trevor Ball (NKU) 7-5, 4-6, 1-0 (7) 


Doubles (Order of Finish: 2, 1) 
1. Emilien Burnel/Andrew Niehaus (NKU) def. Vasilis Vardakis/Erik Gran (YSU) 6-4  
2. Jorge Rodriguez/Trevor Ball (NKU) def. David Alvarez Moreno/Joao Garretto (YSU) 6-3  
3. Santiago Casamayor/Brandom Ponoamrew (NKU) vs. Laurentiu Mandocescu/Will Everett (YSU) abandoned 
 
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