HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky University women's tennis team captured the doubles point on Saturday afternoon, but fell to the Milwaukee Panthers, 4-1, at the Joyce Yeager Tennis Complex.

The duo of Sydney Power and Sierra Nellessen cruised to a 6-2 victory over Dana Shannon and Masha Lobanova at the No. 3 doubles flight to open the match.

The Panthers posted a win at No. 2 doubles before the No. 1 team of Danielle Donahue and Klara Skopac clinched the point with a 7-5 win over Laurie Clark and Alysa Straub.

At No. 4 and No. 5 singles, Nicole Soutar and Nellessen fought through a pair of close second sets, but fell to Milwaukee. Soutar was bested by Straub, 6-0, 7-5, while Nellessen fell 6-1, 7-6.

Skopac was ahead 3-1 in the third set of her No. 1 singles match when Milwaukee clinched the team victory.

NKU dips to 7-11 this season and 2-6 in the Horizon League while Milwaukee improves to 11-9 and 5-3 in League play. With the loss, the Norse can no longer qualify for the Horizon League Tournament April 29-May 1.

The Norse conclude the season on Sunday when they host Green Bay for a 1 p.m. match at Joyce Yeager Tennis Complex. The match will serve as Senior Day where NKU will honor Hailey Shanahan and Nicole Soutar in a pre-match ceremony.

Milwaukee 4, Northern Kentucky 1

Singles results

1. SKOPAC, Klara (NKU) vs. Labina Petrovska (MKE) 6-3, 2-6, 3-1, unfinished

2. Hayley Marshall (MKE) def. POWER, Sydney (NKU) 6-1, 6-3

3. DONAHUE, Danielle (NKU) vs. Laurie Clark (MKE) 2-6, 3-4, unfinished

4. Alysa Straub (MKE) def. SOUTAR, Nicole (NKU) 6-0, 7-5

5. Dana Shannon (MKE) def. NELLESSEN, Sierra (NKU) 6-1, 7-6

6. Aerielle Pendleton (MKE) def. No player (NKU), by default

Doubles results

1. DONAHUE, Danielle/SKOPAC, Klara (NKU) def. Laurie Clark/Alysa Straub (MKE) 7-5

2. Labina Petrovska/Hayley Marshall (MKE) def. MOREHART, Rheanna/SOUTAR, Nicole (NKU) 6-2

3. POWER, Sydney/NELLESSEN, Sierra (NKU) def. Dana Shannon/Masha Lobanova (MKE) 6-2