MILWAUKEE – Northern Kentucky women's tennis fell in a 5-2 decision to Milwaukee in the Horizon League season opener on Saturday afternoon. The Norse dip to 3-5 overall and 0-1 in Horizon League action, while the Panthers advanced to 7-8 (1-0 HL).
Match Notables
- NKU's lone points came out of the top two singles matches.
- In No. 1 singles, freshman Margita Sunjic defeated Labina Petrovska, a 2016 All-League First Team honoree, in matching 6-3 sets to knot the score at 1-1 after the Norse dropped the doubles point to the Panthers.
- Klara Skopac also had a straight-set, 6-3, 6-3, victory over Eszter Zador in No. 2 singles.
- Sydney Power also took a set off her opponent, claiming a 6-1 first set over Hayley Marshall in the No. 5 slot. Marshall retaliated with a 6-2 win in the second and a 1-0(3) tiebreak.
- Both the men's and women's squads are in action tomorrow, March 26, at Green Bay. The men will take the court first at 10 a.m. CT/11 a.m. ET, with the women's match to follow at approximately 2 p.m. CT/3 p.m. ET.
For more information on NKU's men's and women's tennis program, follow the team on Twitter @NKUNorseTennis or at facebook.com/nkunorsetennis.
Agate
Milwaukee 5, NKU 2
Singles (Order of Finish: 1,4,6,3*,5,2)
1.
Margita Sunjic (NKU) def. Labina Petrovska (UWM) 6-3, 6-3
2.
Klara Skopac (NKU) def. Eszter Zador (UWM) 6-3, 6-3
3. Berta Masdevall Masip (UWM) def.
Katja Dijanezevic (NKU) 6-4, 6-1
4. Alysa Straub (UWM) def.
Danielle Donahue (NKU) 6-0, 6-2
5. Hayley Marshall (UWM) def.
Sydney Power (NKU) 1-6, 6-2, 1-0(3)
6. Nicole Clarke (UWM) def.
Sierra Nellessen (NKU) 6-3, 6-4
Doubles (Order of Finish: 2,3*1)
1. Berta Masdevall Masip/Alysa Straub (UWM) def.
Klara Skopac/
Margita Sunjic (NKU) 6-3
2. Labina Petrovska/Hayley Marshall (UWM) def.
Sydney Power/
Sierra Nellessen (NKU) 6-2
3. Nicole Clarke/Eszter Zador (UWM) def.
Katja Dijanezevic/
Danielle Donahue (NKU) 6-3
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