CINCINNATI, Ohio – The Northern Kentucky Men's Tennis team took on Xavier on Friday afternoon, falling 6-1. Emilio Bravo again was the only Norse to pick up a point, defeating his opponent in both of his sets, 6-3, 6-4. Bravo moves to 3-2 on the year in singles play, leading all Norse in singles wins. 

THE FACTS
FINAL SCORE: Northern Kentucky – 1, Xavier – 6
LOCATION: Eastern Hills Tennis Club - Cincinnati, Ohio
RECORDS: NKU 0-5 (0-0 HL) – XU 4-6 (0-0 BE)
 
MATCH BREAKDOWN
Singles competition
1. Ryan Cahill (XU) def. Jacob Rouleau-Mailly (NKU) 6-2, 6-4
2. Emilio Bravo (NKU) def. Charlie Temming (XU) 6-3, 6-4
3. Christian Gonzalez (XU) def. Xavier Ecarma (NKU) 7-6 (7-5), 6-3
4. Alex Kotarski (XU) def. Hector Salvador (NKU) 6-2, 6-3
5. Andrew Spurck (XU) def. Jackson Poulos (NKU) 6-4, 6-2
6. Kyle Totorica (XU) def. Dugan Fowler (NKU) 6-0, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Ryan Cahill/Charlie Temming (XU) def. Xavier Ecarma/Emilio Bravo (NKU) 6-3
2. Alex Kotarski/Andrew Spurck (XU) vs. Jacob Rouleau-Mailly/Jackson Poulos (NKU) 6-5, unfinished
3. Christian Gonzalez/Kyle Totorica (XU) def. Dugan Fowler/Hector Salvador (NKU) 6-1
 
NEXT UP
NKU Men's Tennis heads to the Windy City on March 1 & 2. First, they take on Northwestern in Evanston, then the next day they play their first conference match against Chicago State. 

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