CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky men's tennis program was taken down by No. 11 Kentucky Saturday afternoon, 4-0. The Norse fall to 1-1 overall this season, while the Wildcats improve to 4-0. 

Match Notables

• Northern Kentucky began the day on a positive note, as the duo of Jorge Rodriguez and Tom Berry defeated JJ Mercer and Alex LeBlanc 6-3. 
• NKU's tandem of Trevor Ball and Vincent Knott nearly pulled off an upset of their own, but ultimately fell to Ying-Ze-Chen and Yasha Zemel, 7-5. 
• Berry looked to put up a solid fight against JJ Mercer of the Wildcats in single's action, but would be downed 7-5, 6-3 overall. 

Kentucky 4, Northern Kentucky 0
Singles
1. Liam Draxl (UK) def. Emilien Burnel (NKU) 6-1, 6-1
2. Millen Hurrion (UK) def. Jorge Rodriguez (NKU) 6-1, 6-1
3. JJ Mercer (UK) def. Tom Berry (NKU) 7-5, 6-3
4. Yasha Zemel (UK) vs. Trevor Ball (NKU) 7-6, 3-2, unfinished
5. Jonathan Sorbo (UK) vs. Santiago Casamayor (NKU) 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 unfinished
6. Heman Nama vs. Vincent Knott (NKU) 6-4, 4-5 unfinished

Doubles 
1. Liam Draxl/Millen Hurrion (UK) def. Emilien Burnel/Santiago Casamayor (NKU) 6-2
2. Jorge Rodriguez/Tom Berry (NKU) def. JJ Mercer/Alex LeBlanc (UK) 6-3
3. Ying-Ze-Chen/Yasha Zemel (UK) def. Trevor Ball/Vincent Knott (NKU) 7-5

Next Up
The Norse will continue their home stand as Northern Kentucky will host Bellarmine on Friday, Feb. 4. This nonconference match is slated for 7 p.m. from Five Seasons Sports Club in Crestview Hills, Ky.