PITTSBURGH – The Northern Kentucky men's tennis program improved to 3-2 overall this season after defeating Duquesne on the road by a score of 4-3.  

Match Notables

• The Norse saw single's victories tonight from Emilien Burnel, Brandon Ponomarew and Santiago Casamayor. 
• Burnel defeated Kaipo Marshall in straight sets at 6-4, 6-0. Ponomarew took down Tamirlan Teberikov by a score of 6-4, 6-4 and finally Casamayor beat Liam Wickwire 6-7, 7-6, 6-4 to clinch for the Norse.
• Northern Kentucky secured the doubles point as Jorge Rodriguez and Tom Berry took down Teberikov and Rodriguez-Vidal by a score of 7-5. 
• The duo of Trevor Ball and Ponomarew earned the win over Wickwire and Vance to help secure the 4-3 Norse team victory. 

Northern Kentucky 4, Duquesne 3
Singles
1. Emilien Burnel (NKU) def. Marshall (DUQ) 6-4, 6-0
2. Mascioli (DUQ) def. Jorge Rodriguez (NKU) 4-6, 7-5, 6-4
3. Dassanayake (DUQ) def. Tom Berry (NKU) 5-7, 6-4, 6-1
4. Brandon Ponomarew (NKU) def. Teberikov (DUQ) 6-4, 6-4
5. Vance (DUQ) def. Trevor Ball (NKU) 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
6. Santiago Casamayor (NKU) def. Wickwire (DUQ) 6-7 (2), 7-6 (3), 6-4
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2, 4, 5, 6


Doubles 
1. Jorge Rodriguez/Tom Berry (NKU) def. Teberikov, Tamirlan/Rodriguez-Vidal, A. (DUQ) 7-5
2. Marshall, Kaipo/Dassanayake, Jin (DUQ) def. Emilien Burnel/Santiago Casamayor (NKU) 6-4
3. Trevor Ball/Brandon Ponomarew (NKU) def. Wickwire, Liam/Vance, Bode (DUQ) 6-4
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1


Next Up
The Northern Kentucky men's team returns home for their next match as the Norse will host Saint Francis on Friday, March 4 at 7 p.m. (ET) from the Five Seasons Sports Club in Crewview Hills, Ky.