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Harxhi
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Winner Northern Kentucky Men's Tennis NKU
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Winner
Northern Kentucky Men's Tennis NKU
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Final
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Match Recap: Men's Tennis |

Harxhi Earns Win At No. 1 Singles As NU Drops Match To NKU

MATCH 7
SCORE Northern Kentucky 6, Niagara 1
RECORDS Northern Kentucky (4-6) , Niagara (0-7)
LOCATION Village Glen Tennis Center
 
WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. – Darrel Harxhi picked up Niagara's lone point as the Purple Eagles fell to the Northern Kentucky Norse, 6-1, on Saturday night.

Match Summary
  • Darrel Harxhi outlasted NKU's Aleksander Sadal in the final match of the evening. Harxhi was on the first set 6-3, before dropping the second set 6-4. Harxhi edged Sadal in a super tiebreaker, 11-9.
  • The Purple Eagles were edged in two of the three doubles matches.
  • The doubles team of Brent Boleslav and Lukas Wenninger had their serve broke once as they fell, 6-4, in two doubles.
  • The three doubles team of Bruno Goncalves and Pere Padro was unable to hold on to 5-4 lead and fell in a tiebreaker, 7-6(5).
  • In singles, NKU proceeded to win in four, six and three singles to clinch the match.
 
Purple Points
  • Darrel Harxhi won his first match playing in No. 1 singles while also winning his team-leading fourth match this season.
 
Up Next
  • The Purple Eagles host Wright State at the Village Glen Tennis Center in Williamsville, N.Y. on Sunday.
 
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