CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky Men's Tennis team opened up conference play on Sunday, taking on the Chicago State Cougars in a doubleheader. The Norse thoroughly dominated the shorthanded Cougars who only fielded four active student-athletes as NKU grabbed a pair of 7-0 victories.
The Norse have now won four in a row, getting hot at the right time as they continue conference play next week.
THE FACTS
FINAL SCORES: Northern Kentucky – 7, Chicago State – 0
LOCATION: Five Seasons Sports Club - Crestview Hills, Ky.
RECORDS: NKU 4-6 (2-0 HL) – CSU 1-5 (0-2 HL)
MATCH BREAKDOWN 1
Singles competition
1.
Emilio Bravo (NKU) def. Chad Valdes (CHICAGO) 6-2, 7-5
2.
Jacob Rouleau-Mailly (NKU) def. Reed Gahagan (CHICAGO) 6-1, 6-0
3.
Jackson Poulos (NKU) def. Andrei Rares-Negrut (CHICAGO) 6-0, 6-2
4.
Xavier Ecarma (NKU) def. Logan Daily (CHICAGO) 6-0, 6-0
5.
Dugan Fowler (NKU) def. No player (CHICAGO), by default
6. Hector Salvador (NKU) def. No player (CHICAGO), by default
Doubles competition
1.
Xavier Ecarma/
Jacob Rouleau-Mailly (NKU) def. Reed Gahagan/Chad Valdes (CHICAGO) 6-2 2.
Jackson Poulos/
Emilio Bravo (NKU) def. Andrei Rares-Negrut/Logan Daily (CHICAGO) 6-1
3.
Dugan Fowler/Hector Salvador (NKU) def. No player/No player (CHICAGO), by default
MATCH BREAKDOWN 2
Singles competition
1.
Jacob Rouleau-Mailly (NKU) def. Chad Valdes (CHICAGO) 6-3, 6-2
2.
Jackson Poulos (NKU) def. Reed Gahagan (CHICAGO) 6-1, 1-0, retired
3.
Xavier Ecarma (NKU) def. Andrei Rares-Negrut (CHICAGO) 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (8-0)
4. Hector Salvador (NKU) def. Logan Daily (CHICAGO) 6-0, 6-0
5.
Dugan Fowler (NKU) def. No player (CHICAGO), by default
6. Arnau Jeanpere (NKU) def. No player (CHICAGO), by default
Doubles competition
1.
Xavier Ecarma/
Jacob Rouleau-Mailly (NKU) vs. Reed Gahagan/Chad Valdes (CHICAGO) 4-1, unfinished
2.
Emilio Bravo/Arnau Jeanpere (NKU) def. Logan Daily/Andrei Rares-Negrut (CHICAGO) 6-1
3.
Dugan Fowler/Hector Salvador (NKU) def. No player/No player (CHICAGO), by default
NEXT UP
Northern Kentucky Men's Tennis heads to Cleveland next Saturday, continuing conference play as they will take on Cleveland State.
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