EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - The University of Southern Indiana men’s tennis team defeated Northern Kentucky University, 5-2, in the opening round of the Great Lakes Valley Conference Championships on Friday.

Kurt Collins won in singles competition for NKU, and he also teamed with Josh Fudala for a 9-7 victory in No. 3 doubles over Bryan Sulcer and Ryan McDaniel. The Norse, who entered the event as the No. 2 seed from the GLVC East, are 9-9 overall.

GLVC Championships
Southern Indiana 5, Northern Kentucky 2

Singles
1. Ryan Hughes (USI) def. Fritz Dlabik, 6-1, 6-2
2. Felipe Rossetti (NKU) vs. Scott Bodene (USI) unfinished
3. Andrew McGuire (USI) def. Jason Kramer, 6-4, 7-5
4. Nathan Moore (USI) def. Michael Volkov, 6-2, 6-4
5. Kurt Collins (NKU) def. Ryan McDaniel, 6-1, 6-2
6. Josh Fudala (NKU) vs. Thomas, Dustin (USI) unfinished

Doubles
1. Hughes/Bodene (USI) def. Dlabik/Rossetti, 8-4
2. Moore/McGuire (USI) def. Volkov/Kramer, 8-5
3. Fudala/Collins (NKU) def. Sulcer/McDaniel, 9-7

Records: Southern Indiana 4-14, Northern Kentucky 9-9