ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The Northern Kentucky men's tennis (6-11) program taken down by No. 4 seeded UIC (5-18) in the Horizon League Quarterfinals Friday afternoon by a final score of 4-1.  

Match Notables

• The Norse got off to a solid start in doubles action as the duo of Jorge Rodriguez and Santiago Casamayor dominated the Flames team of Kruzel and Tacconi by a final score of 6-1. Rodriguez and Casamayor when paired together improve their doubles record to 4-2 this season. 
• Northern Kentucky went on to clinch the doubles point as Emilien Burnel and Tom Berry took down Strandberg and Iermolov at 7-5 overall to give the Norse any early match lead. Burnel and Berry are now 2-1 as a duo this year. 
• Unfortunately the Flames went on to win four straight singles matches to take the overall match at 4-1 and advance to the next round of the Horizon League Championships. 
   

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UIC 4, Northern Kentucky 1

SINGLES

1. Pelle Strandberg (UIC) def. Emilien Burnel (NKU) 6-2, 6-1
2. Jorge Rodriguez (NKU) vs. Gustavo Schwebel (UIC) 6-4, 2-6, 5-3, unfinished
3. Fancesco Tacconi (UIC) def. Brandon Ponomarew (NKU) 7-5, 6-2
4. Trevor Ball (NKU) vs. Anhtony Nguyen (UIC) 6-4, 2-6, 3-2, unfinished 
5. Ammar Wazir (UIC) def. Tom Berry (NKU) 6-4, 2-6, 6-1
6. Kevin Kruzel (UIC) def. Vincent Knott (NKU) 3-6, 7-5, 6-0

Order of Finish: 1, 3, 6, 5, --, --


DOUBLES

1. Emilien Burnel / Tom Berry (NKU) def. Strandberg / Iermolov (UIC) 7-5
2. Santiago Casamayor / Jorge Rodriguez (NKU) def. Kruzel / Tacconi (UIC) 6-1
3. Schwebel / Nguyen (UIC) def. Trevor Ball / Brandon Ponomarew (NKU) 6-4

Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1
 

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