DAYTON, Ohio – The Northern Kentucky University women's tennis team earned a 4-3 victory over Dayton on Friday evening as Sydney Power won her third singles match in the last four contests and also added a doubles victory.

Power won 6-3, 6-4 at the No. 2 singles flight, behind Klara Skopac's 7-6 (6), 2-6, 6-3 win at top-flight singles.

Danielle Donahue defeated Dayton's Alex Townsend while Nicole Soutar cruised to a 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 6 singles over Kristina Benjamin.

Power paired up with Sierra Nellessen as the duo captured a 6-1 win at No. 3 doubles, but Dayton ultimately came away with the doubles point in the match.

The Norse return to action for a pair of Horizon League matches beginning on Friday, March 25 at Youngstown State. NKU then takes on Cleveland State on Saturday, March
26.

Northern Kentucky 4, Dayton 3
Singles competition
1. SKOPAC, Klara (NKU) def. Bridgham, Marlys (UD) 7-6, 2-6, 6-3
2. POWER, Sydney (NKU) def. Kilstofte, Mattea (UD) 6-3, 6-4
3. DONAHUE, Danielle (NKU) def. Townsend, Alex (UD) 4-0, retired
4. Kawamoto, Jade (UD) def. SHANAHAN, Hailey (NKU) 6-1, retired
5. Kawamoto, Jackie (UD) def. NELLESSEN, Sierra (NKU) 6-3, 6-1
6. SOUTAR, Nicole (NKU) def. Marchant, Mandy (UD) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Bridgham, Marlys/Kilstofte, Mattea (UD) def. SKOPAC, Klara/DONAHUE, Danielle (NKU) 6-1
2. Marchant, Mandy/Kawamoto, Jade (UD) def. SOUTAR, Nicole/SHANAHAN, Hailey (NKU) 6-2
3. POWER, Sydney/NELLESSEN, Sierra (NKU) def. Kawamoto, Jackie/Benjamin, Kristina (UD) 6-1