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HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Kennesaw State men’s tennis team picked up its first Atlantic Sun Conference win of the season as the Owls rolled past Northern Kentucky, 6-1, in the first-ever meeting between the two programs on Saturday, March 30 at the Yeager Tennis Complex.
 
“I was very pleased with our effort today,” said Head Coach T.J. Greggs. “We were able to play excellent doubles and we kept the pressure on by racing out to leads in five of six singles matches. I am looking forward to next weekend against Mercer and bringing this same energy.”
 
KSU improves to 4-12 on the season and 1-4 in the A-Sun, while NKU falls to 3-13 and 0-5 in the league.
 
The Owls jumped on the Norse early, taking all three doubles matches for a 1-0 lead. Freshman Tobi Menhofer and sophomore Louis Theodor continued their strong play at No. 1 doubles, posting an 8-3 win over Guillaume Berman and Pierce Kohls for the duo’s team-leading seventh doubles win of the year, while freshman Maksim Yorsh and senior Gianni Kubin defeated Christopher Angulo and Andre Correa, 8-4 on court two. Sophomore Alexander Pena and senior Gokalp Ozdemir wrapped up the doubles action with an 8-3 victory over Balint Zsidai and Jody Maginley at No. 3 doubles.
 
Northern Kentucky opened singles play with a win at court one to even the match, but the Owls would respond by earning wins at the five remaining singles matches.
 
Yorsh tallied the first KSU singles victory with a 6-4, 6-4 over Kohls at No. 2 singles, followed by a 7-5, 6-2 win over Zsidai from Ozdemir on court six. Pena then delivered his team-leading seventh singles win of the season with a 6-3, 6-4 defeat of Maginley on court five to earn the win for the Owls with their fourth point of the match.
 
Theodor and Kubin each pulled out three-set victories to close out the match for Kennesaw State. Theodor notched a 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 defeat of Correa at No. 4 singles, followed by a 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 win against Angulo from Kubin on court three to give the Owls the 6-1 win.
 
Kennesaw State continues its road trip with a 2 p.m. (ET) match at Mercer on Saturday, April 6.
 
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Kennesaw State University is celebrating 30 years of intercollegiate athletics during the 2012-13 academic year.  
 
Kennesaw State 6, Northern Kentucky 1
Singles
1. BERMAN, Guillaume (NKU) def. Tobi Menhofer (KSUM) 6-2, 6-1
2. Maksim Yorsh (KSUM) def. KOHLS, Pierce (NKU) 6-4, 6-4
3. Gianni Kubin (KSUM) def. ANGULO, Christopher (NKU) 6-4, 3-6, 7-5
4. Louis Theodor (KSUM) def. CORREA, Andre (NKU) 6-4, 1-6, 6-3
5. Alexander Pena (KSUM) def. MAGINLEY, Jody (NKU) 6-3, 6-4
6. Gokalp Ozdemir (KSUM) def. ZSIDAI, Balint (NKU) 7-5, 6-2
 
Doubles
1. Tobi Menhofer/Louis Theodor (KSUM) def. BERMAN, Guillaume/KOHLS, Pierce (NKU) 8-3
2. Maksim Yorsh/Gianni Kubin (KSUM) def. ANGULO, Christopher/CORREA, Andre (NKU) 8-4
3. Alexander Pena/Gokalp Ozdemir (KSUM) def. ZSIDAI, Balint/MAGINLEY, Jody (NKU) 8-3
 
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (1,2,6,5,4,3)