CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky. - The Northern Kentucky University women's tennis team beat Tennessee State University by a score of 5-2 Saturday. The team swept all three doubles matches and crucial victories by Sydney Power and Sierra Nellessen helped NKU seal the victory.
 
The No. 1 doubles duo of Klara Skopac and Danielle Donahue defeated Ani Popiashvili and Pragati Natraj 6-0. Hailey Shanahan and Nicole Soutar defeated Abhilasha Vishwanath and Taylor Patterson by a score of 7-5 while Sydney Power and Sierra Nellesson picked up a 6-0 victory over the Tennessee State combo of Hemphill and Gandy.
 
Sophomore Power picked up the singles victory over fellow No. 2 player Natraj in a match that ended 6-4, 6-3.
 
Nellesen earned a 6-0, 6-1 victory in a matchup of No. 5's with Patterson.
 
The team moves to 3-4 on the year as they travel across the Ohio River on Friday, February 26 as they face Xavier at 6 p.m. For more information on the women's tennis team, please visit nkunorse.com.
 
Singles Results
1. SKOPAC, Klara (NKU) def. POPIASHVILI, Ani (TSU) 6-1, 6-2
2. POWER, Sydney (NKU) def. NATRAJ, Pragati (TSU) 6-4, 6-3
3. DONAHUE, Danielle (NKU) def. GANDY, Phoenix (TSU) 6-1, 6-0
4. VISHWANATH, Abhilasha (TSU) def. SOUTAR, Nicole (NKU) 6-2, 6-1
5. NELLESSEN, Sierra (NKU) def. PATTERSON, Taylor (TSU) 6-0, 6-1
6. TSU def. NKU forfeit
 
Doubles Results
1. SKOPAC, Klara/ DONAHUE, Danielle (NKU) def. POPIASHVILI, Ani/ NATRAJ, Pragati (TSU) 6-0
2. SHANAHAN, Hailey/ SOUTAR, Nicole (NKU) def. VISHWANATH, Abhilasha/ PATTERSON, Taylor (TSU) 7-5
3. POWER, Sydney/ NELLESSEN, Sierra (NKU) def. HEMPHILL, Phyllicia/ GANDY, Phoenix (TSU) 6-0