HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky University women's tennis team ended the 2016 campaign on a high note, defeating Horizon League foe Green Bay, 5-2, on Senior Day at Joyce Yeager Tennis Complex.
NKU's top three singles players came away with victories on Sunday after the Norse claimed the doubles point with victories at No. 1 and 2.
Klara Skopac defeated Olivia Headford, 7-5, 6-0, at top-flight singles while Danielle Donahue clinched the match with a 6-4, 6-2 win at No. 3 singles.
Power captured a 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 win at No. 2 while Nicole Soutar rounded out NKU's victories with a 6-2, 6-4 win at the No. 5 flight.
The Norse end the season with an 8-11 overall record and 3-6 mark in Horizon League play. Skopac ends the year with a team-best 10-6 dual match record and 12-8 mark on the year.
Northern Kentucky 5, Green Bay 2
Singles results
1. SKOPAC, Klara (NKU) def. Olivia Headford (GB) 7-5, 6-0
2. POWER, Sydney (NKU) def. Stephanie Londre (GB) 6-4, 2-6, 1-0
3. DONAHUE, Danielle (NKU) def. Chiara Berg (GB) 6-4, 6-2
4. Jule-Sophie Hermann (GB) def. NELLESSEN, Sierra (NKUW) 7-6, 6-3
5. SOUTAR, Nicole (NKU) def. Samm Pedersen (GB) 6-2, 6-4
6. Maria Neff (GB) def. MOREHART, Rheanna (NKU), by walkover
Doubles results
1. SKOPAC, Klara/DONAHUE, Danielle (NKU) def. Jule-Sophie Hermann/Samm Pedersen (GB) 6-2
2. POWER, Sydney/NELLESSEN, Sierra (NKU) def. Olivia Headford/Maria Neff (GB) 6-3
3. MOREHART, Rheanna/SOUTAR, Nicole (NKU) vs. Stephanie Londre/Noel Peck (GB) 3-4, unfinished
