By Mike Anderson, NKU Sports Information

HILTON HEAD, S.C. – The Northern Kentucky University men's tennis team suffered a heartbreaking loss on Thursday, falling to undefeated Bryant, 5-4, to close out the team's Spring Break matches.

Four of the six singles flights went to super tiebreaker sets, with the Norse taking three of the four extended matches. Jon Raley, playing in the No. 6 singles flight, had perhaps the biggest comeback of the match, reversing a 1-6 first-set loss to take the second, 6-2, and the super tiebreaker by a 10-8 score.

Felipe Rosetti claimed his fourth-straight singles victory, besting Dylan Whiting, 6-7, 6-3, 10-7, in the No. 3 flight.

Northern Kentucky (1-5) returns home to host Cedarville before opening Great Lakes Valley Conference play against Bellarmine.

SCHEDULE NOTE: Due to a forecast of inclement weather, NKU's matches at Lee (Tenn.) have been canceled.

Bryant 5, Northern Kentucky 4
March 13, 2008; Hilton Head, S.C.

Doubles
Fritz Dlabik/Felipe Rosetti (NKU) def. Cristian Balestrieri/Kevin Gardiner (BU), 8-6
Jose Rodriguez/Thomas Nowak (BU) def. Reed Sparks/Jason Kramer (NKU), 8-3
Dylan Whiting/Matt Shepard-Lupo (BU) def. Michael Volkov/Jon Raley (NKU), 8-2

Singles
Fritz Dlabik (NKU) def. Cristian Balestrieri (BU), 3-6, 6-4, 10-3
Jose Rodriguez (BU) def. Reed Sparks (NKU), 6-3, 6-2
Felipe Rosetti (NKU) def. Dylan Whiting (BU), 6-7, 6-3, 10-7
Thomas Nowak (BU) def. Michael Volkov (NKU), 7-6, 2-6, 10-8
Kevin Gardiner (BU) def. Jason Kramer (NKU), 6-2, 7-6
Jon Raley (NKU) def. Kevin Levinson (BU), 1-6, 6-2, 10-8