CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky men's tennis program saw its NKU NCAA Division I era winning streak come to an end as the Norse stumbled against now first place Cleveland State in a Horizon League match between two previously unbeaten teams inside the Five Seasons Sports Club on Friday.
 
It was the first setback for the Norse in over a month, with NKU's last loss coming all the way back on February 17.
 
THE FACTS
FINAL SCORE: Northern Kentucky – 3, Cleveland State – 4
LOCATION: Five Seasons Sports Club – Crestview Hills, Kentucky
RECORDS: NKU 8-6 (2-1 HL) – CSU 13-6 (3-0 HL)
 
MATCH BREAKDOWN
Singles Competition
1. Lincoln Battle (CSU) def. Nick Nienhaus (NKU), 6-4, 6-2
2. Mikael Erler (CSU) def. Brandon Ponomarew (NKU), 6-4, 6-1
3. Josef Zapletal (NKU) def. Kade Mindry (CSU), 7-6(5), 6-7(3), 1-0(6)
4. Tom Berry (NKU) def. Nico Jamison (CSU), 6-4, 6-3
5. Santiago Casamayor (NKU) def. Devin Boyer (CSU), 6-2, 6-7, 6-3
6. Carl Gedlitschka (CSU) def. Trevor Ball (NKU), 7-6(8), 6-3
 
Doubles Competition
1. Abboud/Gedlitschka (CSU) def. Casamayor/Zapletal (NKU), 6-0
2. Mindry/Jamison (CSU) vs. Ponomarew/Nienhaus (NKU), 3-5, unf.
3. Battle/Boyer (CSU) def. Ball/Bravo (NKU), 6-3
 
Match Notes, Order of Finish: Doubles (1, 3) and Singles (1, 4, 2, 6, 3, 5)
 
NEXT UP
The Norse will be right back in action as the squad hosts Youngstown State in another conference match on Saturday, March 30. The tilt will get underway at 1 PM ET across the river at the Five Seasons Sports Club in Cincinnati.
 
 
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