CINCINNATI – The Northern Kentucky men's tennis program was taken down Friday night by cross-river rival Xavier University inside the Eastern Hills Tennis Club. 
 
THE FACTS
FINAL SCORE: Northern Kentucky – 1, Xavier – 6
LOCATION: Eastern Hills Tennis Club – Cincinnati, Ohio
RECORDS: Northern Kentucky, 2-2 (0-0 Horizon), Xavier, 1-1 (0-0 Big East)
 
MATCH BREAKDOWN
Singles competition
1. Ryan Cahill (XU) def. Brandon Ponomarew (NKUM) 6-4, 3-6, 6-0
2. Deacon Thomas (XU) def. Trevor Ball (NKUM) 7-6 (7-4), 6-4
3. Kyle Totorica (XU) def. Josef Zapletal (NKUM) 4-6, 7-6 (8-6), 10-7
4. Tom Berry (NKUM) def. Cambell Nakayama (XU) 6-7 (2-7), 6-1, 6-4
5. Marco Pennelli (XU) def. Santiago Casamayor (NKUM) 6-2, 6-1
6. Jorge Santamaria (XU) def. Emilio Bravo (NKUM) 6-2, 6-3

Doubles competition
1. Ryan Cahill/Deacon Thomas (XU) def. Tom Berry/Trevor Ball (NKUM) 6-2
2. Santiago Casamayor/Bartosz Losiak (NKUM) def. Cambell Nakayama/Kyle Totorica (XU) 7-6 (7-3)
3. Jorge Santamaria/Marco Pennelli (XU) def. Emilio Bravo/Josef Zapletal (NKUM) 7-6 (10-8)

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NEXT UP
Northern Kentucky Men's Tennis is back in action next on Tuesday, January 24 as the Norse take a quick trip to Lexington, Ky. NKU will square off against No. 4 nationally ranked Kentucky on the Wildcats home turf beginning at 12 PM ET. 

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