LEXINGTON, Ky. – Northern Kentucky women's tennis was edged by Kentucky on Friday morning, 5-2. The Norse begin their season at 0-1 while the Wildcats move to 2-0.
Match Notables
- Kentucky used wins on the No. 1 and 2 doubles courts to take the opening point.
- After Hannah Watton picked up a win on the No. 6 singles court by walkover, Katja Dijanezevic beat UK's Brianna Tulloch in straight sets with set scores of 7-6 and 6-3.
- Margita Sunjic posted a 6-0 first-set win over Akvile Paražinskaite on the No. 1 court, but Paražinskaite pushed a third set with a 6-1 second set and clinched the match for the Wildcats with a 6-2 third set.
- In her Norse debut, Ananya Kothakota challenged UK's Anastasia Tkachenko in the first set of the singles matchup, but dropped it by just one game, 7-6. Tkachenko kept it to two sets, winning the next one 6-2.
NKU continues its road trip tomorrow at Dayton. First serve is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.
Agate
Kentucky 5, Northern Kentucky 2
Singles (Order of Finish: 6,3,2,1*,4,5)
1. Akvile Paražinskaite (UK) def.
Margita Sunjic (NKU) 0-6, 6-1, 6-2
2. Carlota Molina (UK) def.
Maria Koo (NKU) 6-1, 6-1
3. Carla Girbau (UK) def.
Elizabeth Rozin (NKU) 6-0, 6-1
4.
Katja Dijanezevic (NKU) def.
Brianna Tulloch (UK) 7-6, 6-3
5. Anastasia Tkachenko (UK) def.
Ananya Kothakota (NKU) 7-6, 6-2
6.
Hannah Watton (NKU) Win by walkover
Doubles (Order of Finish: 3,2,1*)
1. Akvile Paražinskaite /Carlota Molina (UK) def.
Margita Sunjic/
Maria Koo (NKU) 6-4
2. Anastasia Tkachenko/Carla Girbau (UK) def.
Elizabeth Rozin/
Ananya Kothakota (NKU) 6-2
3.
Hannah Watton/
Katja Dijanezevic (NKU) Win by walkover
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