YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The Northern Kentucky University women's tennis team fell to defending Horizon League champion Youngstown State on Friday, 7-0, at Boardman Tennis Center.

The Penguins clinched the doubles point despite a 6-4 victory from NKU's No. 1 doubles team of Klara Skopac and Danielle Donahue. The duo defeated Annina Brendel and Ana Stroe.

In singles play, Skopac took a team-best seven games from Dominika Lackova, but fell 6-3, 6-4.

Donahue won five games in singles play on Friday against Noelly Longi Nsimba who came away with the No. 3 singles win, 6-4, 6-1.

At No. 5 singles, Sierra Nellessen battled in the second set but fell 6-4 after dropping the opening set 6-1.

The Norse dip to 5-6 overall and 0-2 in the Horizon League while the Penguins improve to 3-10 on the season and 1-0 in the League.

NKU returns to action on Saturday when it travels to take on League foe Cleveland State (4-7) at 10 a.m. Links to live results for Saturday's match are available at NKUNorse.com.

Youngstown State 7, Northern Kentucky 0
Singles results
1. LACKOVA, Dominika (YSU) def. SKOPAC, Klara (NKU) 6-3, 6-4
2. BRENDEL, Annina (YSU) def. POWER, Sydney (NKU) 6-1, 6-1
3. NSIMBA, Noelly Longi (YSU) def. DONAHUE, Danielle (NKU) 6-4, 6-1
4. MACIAS, Sofia (YSU) def. SHANAHAN, Hailey (NKU) 6-2, 6-2
5. SAHNI, Nehel (YSU) def. NELLESSEN, Sierra (NKU) 6-1, 6-4
6. STROE, Ana (YSU) def. SOUTAR, Nicole (NKU) 6-3, 6-0

Doubles results
1. SKOPAC, Klara/DONAHUE, Danielle (NKU) def. BRENDEL, Annina/STROE, Ana (YSU) 6-4
2. SAHNI, Nehel/NSIMBA, Noelly Longi (YSU) def. SOUTAR, Nicole/SHANAHAN, Hailey (NKU) 6-2
3. HEINO, Julianna/LACKOVA, Dominika (YSU) def. NELLESSEN, Sierra/POWER, Sydney (NKU) 6-1