NKU-ACU results |
NKU-UK results
LEXINGTON, Ky. - The Northern Kentucky women's tennis team dropped a pair of contests to nationally ranked programs on Wednesday. NKU fell against Abilene Christian, 7-0, before dropping a 4-0 decision to Kentucky.
ACU (8-1) is the No. 3 ranked team in Division II while Kentucky (8-2) holds a No. 53 ranking in Division I.
In doubles, ACU's Micah Hermsdorf and Hannah Kelley shut out
Marta Romeo and
Claire Spradlin, 8-0. Emily Conrad and Jamie Lee Denton also succeeded, 8-4.
ACU swept through singles play as well.
Only singles matches were played against the Wildcats, who defeated the Norse in straight sets down the line. Romeo put up a fight in the No. 2 flight, dropping a 6-0, 6-3 decision to UK's Caitlin McGraw.
Northern Kentucky, now 0-4 on the season, still looks for its first win. The team will return to action on Saturday, March 9, to host Austin Peay at Joyce Yeager Tennis Complex.
