MARIETTA, Ga. – The Nicholls State University men's tennis team put together its second straight impressive outing, blanking Kennesaw State 7-0 at the Fair Oaks Tennis Center on Saturday.

“It's good to finally come away with the doubles point, something we have not done this season and we did this very convincingly against a good team,” said Nicholls tennis head coach Meenakshi Sundaram. “It's great to see my singles line up getting stronger with every match and to have a good group of freshmen supporting my seniors as well.”

Nicholls (5-3) swept the doubles matches for the point, with its closest outcome coming in the No. 1 position. At No. 2 and No. 3, the duos of Dmitry Kozionov/Nico Mertens and Evan Karatzas/Roy Knight breezed through for 8-2 wins, respectively, before Dmitry Kozionov/Sidharth Sivakumar picked up an 8-5 win in the top flight.

In singles, the Colonels were just as dominant surrendering only one game in the entire lineup. Karatzas picked up here he left off from the last match, earning a 6-1, 6-1 triumph over Maksim Yorsh. Jeoffrey Noblecourt then gave Nicholls a 3-0 lead with a 6-4, 6-0 win at No. 6.

Kozionov clinched the match with a 6-3, 6-3 win at No. 2, followed by a 6-2, 6-3 win by Mertens. In the top pairing, Damian Despotovski took down Tobi Menhofer 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 and Roy Knight completed the sweep at No. 4 with a 6-2, 5-7, 1-0 (10-8) victory.

The Colonels will wrap up their Georgia trip on Sunday against Georgia State.

Nicholls 7, Kennesaw State 0
Feb 09, 2013 at Marietta, Ga. (Fair Oaks Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1. Damian Despotovski (NICH) def. Tobi Menhofer (KSUMTN) 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
2. Dmitry Kozionov (NICH) def. Louis Theodor (KSUMTN) 6-3, 6-3
3. Nico Mertens (NICH) def. Gokalp Ozedmir (KSUMTN) 6-2, 6-3
4. Roy Knight (NICH) def. Alexander Pena (KSUMTN) 6-2, 5-7, 1-0 (10-8)
5. Evan Karatzas (NICH) def. Maksim Yorsh (KSUMTN) 6-1, 6-1
6. Jeoffrey Noblecourt (NICH) def. Matthew Johnson (KSUMTN) 6-4, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Damian Despotovski/Sidharth Sivakumar (NICH) def. Tobi Menhofer/Louis Theodor (KSUMTN) 8-5
2. Dmitry Kozionov/Nico Mertens (NICH) def. Alexander Pena/Gokalp Ozedmir (KSUMTN) 8-2
3. Evan Karatzas/Roy Knight (NICH) def. Matthew Johnson/Nathan She (KSUMTN) 8-2

Match Notes
Nicholls 5-3
Kennesaw State 0-1
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (5,6,2,3,1,4)