Men’s Tennis Earns First Win Since 2018 Against Campbellsville After Hard Battle With NKU

RICHMOND, Ky. The EKU men’s tennis team (1-1) earned its first win since 2018 against Campbellsville with a 6-1 victory after losing a hard-fought 4-3 loss to NKU on Wednesday at the Greg Adams Tennis Center.

RICHMOND, Ky. The EKU men’s tennis team (1-1) earned its first win since 2018 against Campbellsville with a 6-1 victory after losing a hard-fought 4-3 loss to NKU on Wednesday at the Greg Adams Tennis Center.

The colonels and Norwegians fought in singles after the colonels struck first Christopher Stahlbrand and Zach White took the win from the No. 2 position.

Paul-Antoine Brazet and Arthur Bugeaud dropped out of the No. 3 spot soon after, leaving the doubles point for the No. 1 match. Moritz Mayer and J. Anurag Reddy fought hard but lost the match 7-5, giving the Norwegians the upper hand going into the singles competition.

Bugeaud was the first Colonel to fall, dropping his match in straight sets to Josef Zapletal, 6-2, 6-1.

Stahlbrand, Mayer and Reddy won their matches in two sets from the top three spots in the lineup.

White dropped his match in straight sets to Emilio Bravo, 7-5, 6-2.

NKU won the match by defeating Brazet in a three-set thriller at No. 5.

Shortly after, EKU welcomed Campbellsville to the Greg Adams Tennis Center.

The Maroon and White came out of the gate hot, claiming a doubleheader over the Tigers with wins at No. 1 and No. 2. Stahlbrand and White dominated again as they won 6-1, and Mayer and Reddy capped EKU’s doubles with a 6-4 win.

Stahlbrand was the first Colonel to place in singles, winning in dominant fashion 6-0, 6-1.

Mayer, Bugeaud, Reddy and Brazet then won their singles matches, giving the Colonels six points to win the match.

“I think we competed very well today. When we get a chance to work on some fundamentals, I think we’ll see different results in close games like this,” head coach Adam Cohen said.

Next

The Colonels will have three days off from competition before facing in-state foe Louisville at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center on Sunday, January 22 at 5:00 p.m.

Singles Competition (NKU)

1. Moritz Mayer (EKU) defeated Brandon Ponomarew (NKU) 6-4, 6-4
2. J. Anurag Reddy (EKU) def. Trevor Ball (NKU) 6-4, 6-3
3. K. Stahlbrand (EKU) def. Tom Berry (NKU) 6-2, 6-4
4. Josef Zapletal (NKU) def. Arthur Bugeaud (EKU) 6-2, 6-1
5. James Casamayor (NKU) def. P. Brazet (EKU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
6. Emily Bravo (NKU) def. Zach White (EKU) 7-5, 6-2
Singles (4, 3, 1, 2, 6, 5)

Doubles (NKU)

1. Nick Nienhaus/James Homemaker (NKU) def. Moritz Mayer/J. Anurag Reddy (EKU) 7-5
2. K. Stahlbrand/Zach White (ECU) def. Tom Berry/Bartosz Losiak (NKU) 6-1
3. Trevor Ball/Josef Zapletal (NKU) def. P. Brazet/Arthur Bugeaud (EKU) 6-3
Doubles (2, 3, 1)

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Singles Competition (Campbellsville)

1. Moritz Mayer (EKU) def. Hernan Toledo (CAM) 6-3, 6-4
2. J. Anurag Reddy (EKU) def. Nicolas Andrade (CAM) 7-5, 6-4
3. K. Stahlbrand (EKU) def. Sebastian Toledo (CAM) 6-0, 6-1
4. Arthur Bugeaud (EKU) def. L. Guielbaud (CAM) 6-0, 3-6, 6-1
5. P. Brazet (EKU) def. Rikuto Towata (CAM) 6-2, 6-2
6. Nicolas Weisner (CAM) def. Zach White (EKU), by default
Singles (3, 1, 4, 2, 6, 5)

Doubles (Campbellsville)

1. Moritz Mayer/J. Anurag Reddy (EKU) def. Hernan Toledo/Nicolas Andrade (CAM) 6-4
2. Zach White/K. Stahlbrand (EKU) def. Sebastian Toledo/Mario Sanchez (CAM) 6-1
3. Rikuto Towata/L. Guielbaud (CAM) def. Arthur Bugeaud/P. Brazet (EKU) 7-6 (7-3)
Doubles (2, 1, 3)

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