Men's Tennis Heads to NKU for Saturday Match

CINCINNATI - Xavier men's tennis head across the river to face Northern Kentucky on Saturday afternoon, set for a 4:00 p.m. start at Five Seasons Sports Club in Crestview Hills, Ky.

The Musketeers are 0-4 after falling to Ball State on Wednesday afternoon.

OPPONENT INFO

The Norse are 0-2, falling 7-0 at No. 11 Kentucky and 4-0 at No. 2 Ohio State.
NKU went 12-11 overall last season and 4-4 in Horizon League play, falling to Tennessee Tech in the Quarterfinals of the Horizon League Tournament.
Xavier has won 18-straight matches over NKU since 2001, including a 6-1 win last season.

LAST TIME OUT

Ryan Cahill and Pascal Mosberger each pick up singles win and combine for a doubles victory, but Xavier men's tennis fell 5-2 to Ball State on Wednesday afternoon at Eastern Hills.
In doubles play, the Cardinals and the Musketeers split the first two decisions. Xavier took court No. 1, with Ryan Cahill and Pascal Mosberger taking the 6-2 win, while Ball State picked up a 6-2 win on No. 3 against Alex Adamec and Charlie Temming. BSU took a 6-4 win on court No. 2 against Kyle Totorica and Cristian Gonzalez to take the doubles point.
Ryan Cahill and Pascal Mosberger each also picked up a singles win. Cahill took a 6-4, 6-1 win on the No. 1 singles court, while Mosberger won on No. 2, 7-6 (4), 6-3.
Ball State picked up the remaining four points, taking a 6-3, 6-4 win on the No. 5 court against Kyle Totorica. BSU then took three set wins on No. 3 against Charlie Temming (6-4, 4-6, 6-3), No. 4 against Marco Pennelli (6-7 (5), 7-5, 6-4) and No. 6 against Cristian Gonzalez (6-2, 1-6, 7-5) to set the final score at 5-2.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

The Musketeers host Cleveland State on Saturday, Feb. 3, set for a 5:00 p.m. start at Eastern Hills.

THE MUSKETEERS

Xavier returns six letterwinners from last year's squad that finished the season at 12-9 overall.
The 2022-23 season marked a second-straight season with 12 wins, the first time the program had back-to-back 10-plus win season since the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons.
The Musketeer returners include Ryan Cahill, Pascal Mosberger, Marco Pennelli, Jorge Santamaria, Charlie Temming and Kyle Totorica.
Xavier also added a pair of freshmen, Alex Adamec and Cristian Gonzalez.

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Alex Adamec

Ryan Cahill

Christian Gonzalez

Pascal Mosberger

Marco Pennelli

Jorge Santamaria

Charlie Temming

Kyle Totorica