Cougars Drop Pair of Conference Matches to Northern Kentucky

Highland Heights, KY - The Chicago State men's tennis team dropped two conference matches to northern Kentucky on Sunday. The Cougars dropped both matches by a 7-0 score.

Chad Valdes and Andrei Rares-Negut continue to be bright spots for the Cougars. At No.1 Valdes gave his competitors good matches, in the first match he fell, 6-2, 7-5. Rares-Negut played a three-setter in the second match falling 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (8-0)

The Cougars are next in action on March 29 against Youngstown State in Chicago.

Results
Match 1 Results
NKU, 7, Chicago State 0
Singles
1. Emilio Bravo (NKU) def. Chad Valdes (CSU) 6-2, 7-5
2. Jacob Rouleau-Mailly (NKU) def. Reed Gahagan (CSU) 6-1, 6-0 
3. Jackson Poulos (NKU) def. Andrei Rares-Negrut (CSU) 6-0, 6-2 
4. Xavier Ecarma (NKU) def. Logan Daily (CSU) 6-0, 6-0
5. Dugan Fowler (NKU) def. No player (CSU, by default
6. Hector Salvador (NKU) def. No player (CSU), by default

Doubles
1. Xavier Ecarma/Jacob Rouleau-Mailly (NKU) def. Reed Gahagan/Chad Valdes (CSU) 6-2
2. Jackson Poulos/Emilio Bravo (NKU) def. Andrei Rares-Negrut/Logan Daily (CSU) 6-1
3. Dugan Fowler/Hector Salvador (NKU) def. No player/No player (CSU), by default

Match 2 Results
NKU, 7, Chicago State 0
Singles
1. Jacob Rouleau-Mailly (NKU) def. Chad Valdes (CSU) 6-3, 6-2
2. Jackson Poulos (NKU) def. Reed Gahagan (CSU) 6-1, 1-0, retired
3. Xavier Ecarma (NKU) def. Andrei Rares-Negrut (CSU) 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (8-0)
4. Hector Salvador (NKU) def. Logan Daily (CSU) 6-0, 6-0
5. Dugan Fowler (NKU) def. No player (CSU), by default
6. Arnau Jeanpere (NKU) def. No player (CSU), by default

Doubles
1. Xavier Ecarma/Jacob Rouleau-Mailly (NKU) vs. Reed Gahagan/Chad Valdes (CSU) 4-1, unfinished
2. Emilio Bravo/Arnau Jeanpere (NKU) def. Logan Daily/Andrei Rares-Negrut (CSU) 6-1
3. Dugan Fowler/Hector Salvador (NKU) def. No player/No player (CSU), by default

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