CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky men's tennis program was tripped up at home in an intense battle with former Horizon League adversary UIC Saturday evening from the Five Seasons Sports Club in Crestview Hills, Ky.
THE FACTS
FINAL SCORE: Northern Kentucky – 3, UIC – 4
LOCATION: Five Seasons Sports Club – Crestview Hills, Ky.
RECORDS: Northern Kentucky, 5-4 (0-0 Horizon) – UIC 4-5 (0-0 Southland)
NOTES: This loss snaps the three-match winning streak of the Norse, and is also the first home loss of the season for NKU.
Emilio Bravo improves to 5-3 overall in singles action this season with his victory today over Luiz Dos Santos (UIC).
MATCH BREAKDOWN
SINGLES DRAWS
1. Brandon Ponomarew (NKUM) def. Pelle Strandberg (UIC) 7-5, 2-6, 6-3
2. Aleksa Bucan (UIC) def.
Tom Berry (NKUM) 7-6, 6-3
3. Jai Vallurupalli (UIC) def.
Bartosz Losiak (NKUM) 4-6, 7-6 (4), 7-5
4. Miroslav Cvjetan (UIC) def.
Josef Zapletal (NKUM) 7-6 (6-0), 3-6, 6-2
5. Gustavo Schwebel (UIC) def.
Santiago Casamayor (NKUM) 6-3, 6-7 (10), 6-3
6. Emilio Bravo (NKUM) def. Luiz Dos Santos (UIC) 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-1
DOUBLES DRAWS
1. Bartosz Losiak/Josef Zapletal (NKU) def. Miroslav Cvjetan/Gustavo Schwebel (UIC) 7-5
2. Artem Iermolov/Pelle Strandberg (UIC) def.
Santiago Casamayor/
Emilio Bravo (NKU) 6-3
3. Brandon Ponomarew/Tom Berry (NKU) def. Aleksa Bucan/Jai Vallurupalli (UIC) 6-4
INTO THE TWITTER-VERSE
NEXT UP
Northern Kentucky Men's Tennis will return to the court next on Friday, March 3 as the Norse return to competition at home at the Five Seasons Sports Club. NKU will host Southern Indiana from Crestview Hills, Ky. with first serve set to begin at 6:30 PM ET.
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