INDIANAPOLIS – The Northern Kentucky men's tennis team is on a run for the record books as the Norse collected their sixth straight victory, this time by a 5-2 margin over Horizon League foe IUPUI in a conference clash on Saturday afternoon.
The six match winning streak is the longest posted by the Norse in NKU's NCAA Division I era.
To go with the longest NCAA DI streak, it is also the best start to a Horizon League campaign since 2021.
THE FACTS
FINAL SCORE: Northern Kentucky – 5, IUPUI – 2
LOCATION: West Indy Racquet Club – Indianapolis, Indiana
RECORDS: NKU 8-5 (2-0 HL) – IUPUI 7-11 (1-1 HL)
MATCH BREAKDOWN
Singles Competition
1.
Nick Nienhaus (NKU) defeats Kamil Kozerski (IUPUI): 1-6, 6-1, 6-2
2.
Brandon Ponomarew (NKU) defeats Noah Viste (IUPUI): 6-4, 6-2
3.
Josef Zapletal (NKU) defeats Steven Paz (IUPUI): 7-6 (6), 6-4
4.
Tom Berry (NKU) defeats Emil Jankowski (IUPUI): 6-4, 6-4
5. Luka Rodic (IUPUI) defeats
Santiago Casamayor (NKU): 6-2, 6-3
6. Eli Mercer (IUPUI) defeats
Trevor Ball (NKU): 7-5, 6-3
Doubles Competition
1. Kazerski/Jankowski (IUPUI) defeats Zapletal/Casamayor (NKU): 6-2
2. Ponomarew/Nienhaus (NKU) defeats Podic/Paz (IUPUI): 6-2
3. Ball/Bravo (NKU) defeats Viste/Thurin (IUPUI_: 7-6 (7-5)
Match Notes, Order of Finish: Doubles (1, 2, 3) and Singles (5, 2, 4 , 6, 3, 1)
NEXT UP
The Norse will turn their attention to another Horizon League match as Northern Kentucky will welcome conference rival Cleveland State to town on Friday, March 29. The Horizon clash will be played at the Five Seasons Sports Club in Cincinnati, Ohio and will get underway at 2 PM ET. Admission is free of charge.
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