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Men’s Tennis Loses To The Norse 4-2 In Rematch

The EKU men's tennis (1-3) team falls to NKU (4-3) by the score of 4-2 in a rematch on Saturday at the Five Seasons Sports Club.

 

To begin the dual match, the Norse took two doubles matches to enter singles with a one-point advantage.

 

After Arthur Bugeaud and Paul-Antoine Brazet lost their singles matches, Zach White earned his first singles win of the season in straight sets from the No. 6 position, 6-2, 6-3.

 

Kristoffer Stahlbrand remains undefeated in singles for the season, winning in straight sets from the No. 3 spot, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4.

 

Moritz Mayer won the first set of his singles match, but he lost in a three-set thriller to clinch the match for the Norse.

Singles competition

1. Brandon Ponomarew (NKU) def. Moritz Mayer (EKU) 4-6, 6-3, 7-5

2. Tom Berry (NKU) vs. J.Anurag Reddy (EKU) 6-4, 3-6, 4-5, unfinished

3. K. Stahlbrand (EKU) def. Bartosz Losiak (NKU) 7-6 (7-4), 6-4

4. Josef Zapletal (NKU) def. P. Brazet (EKU) 6-2, 6-1

5. Emilio Bravo (NKU) def. Arthur Bugeaud (EKU) 6-2, 6-1

6. Zach White (EKU) def. Vincent Knott (NKU) 6-2, 6-3

Singles (5,4,6,3,1)

Doubles competition

1. Josef Zapletal/Bartosz Losiak (NKU) def. Moritz Mayer/J.Anurag Reddy (EKU) 6-4

2. Emilio Bravo/Brandon Ponomarew (NKU) def. K. Stahlbrand/Zach White (EKU) 7-5

3. Tom Berry/Santiago Casamayor (NKU) vs. P. Brazet/Arthur Bugeaud (EKU) 5-5, unfinished

Doubles (1,2)

 

Next Up

The Colonels travel to Indianapolis, Ind. to face off against Butler on Saturday, Feb. 11 at 9:00 a.m.

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