URBANA, Ill. – The Northern Kentucky men's tennis program was defeated on the road by Big Ten opponent Illinois inside the Atkins Tennis Center Saturday evening. 
 

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Match Notables

• Northern Kentucky was swept by the Illini Saturday night 4-0 with Illinois winning the doubles point. 
• Burnel / Casamayor fell to Montsi / Stuart 6-2 on court number two, while Knott / Ponomarew were taken down by Brown / Guzauskas 6-0 on court three. 
• Berry, Casamayor, Ponomarew and Knott each suffered singles losses on the day, while Burnel and Rodriguez saw their matches unfinished. 

Illinois 4, Northern Kentucky 0
Singles
1. #63 Olivier Stuart (ILL) vs. Emilien Burnel (NKU) 6-3, 2-0, unfinished
2. Siphosothando Montsi (ILL) vs. Jorge Rodriguez (NKU) 7-5, unfinished
3. Alex Brown (ILL) def. Tom Berry (NKU) 6-0, 6-1
4. Hunter Heck (ILL) def. Brandon Ponomarew (NKU) 6-2, 6-1
5. Gabrielus Guzauskas (ILL) def. Santiago Casamayor (NKU) 6-1, 6-1
6. Alex Petrov (ILL) def. Vincent Knott (NKU) 6-0, 6-1

Doubles 
1. #59 Lucas Horve / Hunter Heck (ILL) vs. Tom Berry / Jorge Rodriguez (NKU) 3-4, unfinished
2. Siphosothando Montsi / Olivier Stuart (ILL) def. Emilien Burnel / Santiago Casamayor (NKU) 6-2
3. Alex Brown / Gabrielus Guzauskas (ILL) def. Vincent Knott / Brandon Ponomarew (NKU) 6-0

Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (5,3,6)

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Next Up
Northern Kentucky men's tennis returns to the court next on Saturday, Feb. 26 as the Norse travel to Pittsburgh to take on Duquesne in nonconference action.