CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Northern Kentucky Men's Tennis team looked to continue its hot streak on Saturday, taking on Cleveland State. The Norse entered the conference matchup winners of their last four, most recently defeating Chicago State twice to start Horizon League play 2-0. 

NKU fell in the doubles point as Jacob Rouleau-Mailly and Xavier Ecarma fell 6-2 in the #1 match while Jackson Poulos and Emilio Bravo dropped their match 6-1 in the #2 slot. Hector Salvador Civera and Dugan Fowler's #3 match was abandoned when they were down 5-3. 

In the singles competition, all Norse failed to win a set. Rouleau-Mailly put up a good fight in the #1 slot falling 7-5, 6-4. Hector Salvador Civera lost his first set in the #5 slot by just two games, the second closest loss of any Norse. 

THE FACTS
FINAL SCORES: Northern Kentucky – 0, Cleveland State – 7
LOCATION: Medical Mutual Tennis Pavilion - Cleveland, Ohio
RECORDS: NKU 4-7 (2-1 HL) – CSU 4-11 (1-0 HL)

MATCH BREAKDOWN
Singles competition
1.Lincoln Battle (CSU) def. Jacob Rouleau-Mailly (NKU), 7-5, 6-4
2.Carl Gedlitschka (CSU) def. Emilio Bravo (NKU), 6-1, 6-3
3.Cole Chappell (CSU) def. Jackson Poulos (NKU), 6-3, 6-1
4.Nico Jamison (CSU) def. Xavier Ecarma (NKU), 6-3, 6-3
5.Maxime Aremon (CSU) def. Hector Salvador Civera (NKU), 6-4, 6-3
6.Devin Boyer (CSU) def. Dugan Fowler (NKU), 6-3, 6-2

Doubles competition
1.Battle/Boyer (CSU) def. Rouleau-Mailly/Ecarma (NKU), 6-2
2.Gedlitschka/Chappell (CSU) def. Poulos/Bravo (NKU), 6-1
3.Aremon/Jamison (CSU) vs. Salvador Civera/Fowler (NKU), 5-3, unf.
 
NEXT UP
Northern Kentucky Men's Tennis wraps up the weekend with a Sunday matinee at Youngstown State, starting at noon. 

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