ORLANDO, Fla. – The Nicholls State University men's tennis team took on Central Florida on Saturday evening and junior Dmitry Kozionov was the lone Colonel to earn a point as Nicholls fell 6-1 to the Knights at the UCF Tennis Complex.

Nicholls falls to 6-7 on the year, while UCF improves to 7-9.

The Knights took a one-point lead after doubles play, sweeping the three matches. However, the Colonels did not go down without a fight as Kozionov/ Shayann Vaezzadeh fell in the No. match, 8-7, while Damjan Despotovski/ Roy Knight lost in extra points at No. 3, 9-7.

After an hour and 30 minute rain delay, the singles competition started and the Knights claimed all five of their singles points in straight sets. In the No. 2 match, Kozionov was able to defeat Erik Brunskog 6-4, 6-3 to avoid the shutout for the Colonels.

Nicholls will wrap up its Florida road trip with a match against Jacksonville University on Sunday. First serve is scheduled for 10 a.m.

UCF 6, Nicholls 1

Singles 
1. Jorge Blasco (UCF) def. Damjan Despotovski (NICH) 6-1, 6-3
2. Dmitry Kozionov (NICH) def. Erik Brunskog (UCF) 6-4, 6-3
3. Mitch Thams (UCF) def. Shayann Vaezzadeh (NICH) 6-4, 7-6
4. Juan Bolona (UCF) def. Palash Tiwari (NICH) 6-1, 6-3
5. Mario Samson (UCF) def. Roy Knight (NICH) 7-6, 1-0, retired
6. Joe Delinks (UCF) def. Sidharth Sivakumar (NICH) 7-6, 6-2

Doubles 
1. Joe Delinks/Mitch Thams (UCF) def. Sidharth Sivakumar/Palash Tiwari (NICH) 8-3
2. Erik Brunskog/Juan Bolona (UCF) def. Dmitry Kozionov/Shayann Vaezzadeh (NICH) 8-7
3. Matthew Gladstone/Mario Samson (UCF) def. Damjan Despotovski/Roy Knight (NICH) 9-7