Box Score LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University men's tennis team fell in a 4-3 heartbreaker to Bellarmine on Sunday evening at the Eddie Weber Tennis Complex.
 
After Sunday's loss, EKU (9-15, 2-4 ASUN) will conclude its 2024-25 regular season with two Atlantic Sun Conference home matches beginning early April.
 
The Colonels opened Sunday's match dropping the doubles point with a 6-1 loss on court one and a 6-3 loss on court two.
 
Needing four victories in singles, EKU obtained three wins from Nuno Pinheiro, Fernando Bulnes, and Romeo Elfving Navarro to drop the match to its in-state rival.  All six courts were decided in two sets.
 
With Sunday's individual wins, Bulnes improves to 4-1 in ASUN Conference play and is a winner in his last three singles matches.  Pinheiro's 6-3, 6-4 win over Bellarmine's Jack Batchelor was his first inside conference play, he is now 12-5 on the season.
 
Doubles
1. Louie Fletcher and Eli Wood (BELL) def. Nuno Pinheiro and Fernando Bulnes (EKU) 6-1
2. Matt Nice and Vineet Ramesh (BELL) def. Ryan Kitchin and Adrian Contreras (EKU) 6-3
3. Pepe Miralles and Kartik Parhar (EKU) vs. Jack Batchelor and Brent Reynolds (BELL) 5-4, unf.
 
Order of Finish:
 
Singles
1. Nuno Pinheiro (EKU) def. Jack Batchelor (BELL) 6-3, 6-4
2. Fernando Bulnes (EKU) def. Matt Nice (BELL) 6-1, 6-4
3. Vineet Ramesh (BELL) def. Adrian Contreras (EKU) 6-1, 6-1
4. Eli Wood (BELL) def. Kartik Parhar (EKU) 7-5, 6-2
5. Brent Reynolds (BELL) def. Ryan Kitchin (EKU) 6-1, 6-4
6. Romeo Elfving Navarro (EKU) def. Louie Fletcher (BELL) 6-3, 6-3
 
Order of Finish:
 
Next Up
EKU men's tennis returns home on April 4 against North Alabama at 2 p.m. ET.