Emmeline Polevoi | Eastern Kentucky University
Emmeline Polevoi | Eastern Kentucky University
Women’s Tennis Begins The Season With A Doubleheader Against NKU And Campbellsville
The Eastern Kentucky men's tennis team will make their 2023 debut on Wednesday, Jan. 18 against NKU at 1 p.m. and Campbellsville at 5 p.m.
The team will compete in their first regular season matches since 2018.
"There are lots of new faces and lots of talent, but limited practice and preparation time. We are going to need to find a way against a very talented Northern Kentucky program. It should be a very entertaining first match back," head coach Adam Cohen said.
THE COLONELS
• Moritz Mayer led the Colonels in the fall with an 11-8 singles record and he won the men's doubles championship at the Bellarmine Invite with J. Anurag Reddy.
• Kristoffer Stahlbrand posted a 7-5 doubles record in the fall and he won the men's doubles championship with Mayer at the inaugural Colonel Invite.
• Zach White, Mayer, Reddy, and Stahlbrand won a singles championship in their flights at the inaugural Colonel Invite.
SCOUTING NKU
• The Norse enter the match with an even 1-1 record, beating ASUN foe Bellarmine, 6-1, and losing against #2 Ohio State, 4-0.
• Last year, NKU posted a 6-11 record and a 1-7 conference record.
• The Norse earned a trip to the Horizon League Championship where they lost 4-1 in the quarterfinals to UIC.
SCOUTING CAMPBELLSVILLE
• This match will serve as the season opener for Campbellsville.
• Last year, the Tigers posted a 13-11 record, going 6-4 in conference play, and advancing to the Mid-South Conference semifinals.
• Campbellsville received votes in the final NAIA Top 25 Coaches Poll last season.
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