HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - The Northern Kentucky University men’s tennis team will be the No. 1 seed at the Great Lakes Valley Conference Championships this week, and the Norse will begin that event Friday with a first-round match against eighth-seeded Quincy University at Indianapolis, Ind.
NKU extended its GLVC win streak to 21 Saturday with a 9-0 victory against Bellarmine University. The Norse are 13-3 overall and will play a road match at Morehead State on Monday.
The Norse - who finished unbeaten against GLVC teams for the second straight regular season - are seeking to repeat as GLVC champions. NKU is ranked 37th in the NCAA Division II national poll.
The Norse have not lost to a GLVC opponent since April 19, 2002, when the University of Missouri-St. Louis posted a 5-3 win over NKU at the GLVC Championships.
NKU’s Oliver Marinkovic is 15-1 at singles competition this season. The Norse’s Amine Benjelloun is 10-5 in singles play, while teammate Marek Pawelec owns a 12-3 record.
2004 GLVC Championships
(at Indianapolis, Ind.)
Friday, April 16
Match 1: #1 N. Kentucky vs. #8 Quincy (9 a.m.)
Match 2: #2 S. Indiana vs. #7 Saint Joseph's (9 a.m.)
Match 3: #3 Indianapolis vs. #6 seed (9 a.m.)
Match 4: # 4 seed vs. # 5 seed (9 a.m.)
Match 5: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 4 (1 p.m.)
Match 6: Winner of Match 2 vs. Winner of Match 3 (1 p.m.)
Saturday, April 17
Match 7: Winner of Match 5 vs. Winner of Match 6 (9 a.m.)
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Oliver Marinkovic |