CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky women's tennis team improved to 2-4 Friday evening, defeating Saint Francis 6-1 inside the Five Seasons Sports Club. 

"Big team effort, Saint Francis is a tough team," said head coach Brian Nester. "They (SFU) have played a lot of matches and our girls were very efficient with work on the court. Excellent doubles, we controlled, and the results spoke for themselves."

Match Notables

• NKU began the evening taking two of three doubles matches against the Red Flash. The team of Daniela Rosenberger and Elizabeth Rozin defeated Cutipa / Miyake 6-3. Sylvia Gray and partner Ananya Kothakota took down the tandem of Vandeputte / Vinces 6-3 as well. 
• In singles, the Norse picked up impressive victories all around as Maria Koo, Laura Sola Grau, Rozin, Gray and Kothakota were all victorious against their Red Flash opponents. 
• Both Koo and Gray cruised to singles wins versus Saint Francis with Koo defeating Yeo 6-2, 6-1 and Gray downing Cutipa 6-1, 6-0 to help secure the NKU win. 

Northern Kentucky 6, Saint Francis 1
Singles
1. Maria Koo (NKU) def. Yeo (SFU) 6-2, 6-1
2. Laura Sola Grau (NKU) def. Pruijmboom (SFU) 6-3, 7-5
3. Elizabeth Rozin (NKU) def. Vandeputte (SFU) 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
4. Sylvia Gray (NKU) def. Cutipa (SFU) 6-1, 6-0
5. Vinces (SFU) def. Sonia Tandelova (NKU) 7-5, 6-4
6. Ananya Kothakota (NKU) def. Miyake (SFU) 6-4, 6-2

Doubles 
1. Maria Koo/Laura Sola Grau (NKU) vs.Yeo / Pruijmboom (SFU) 5-2 (ab)
2. Daniela Rosenberger/Elizabeth Rozin (NKU) def. Cutipa / Miyake (SFU) 6-3
3. Sylvia Gray/Ananya Kothakota (NKU) def. Vandeputte / Vinces (SFU) 6-3

Next Up
Northern Kentucky women's tennis hits the court once again on Saturday, March 12 as the Norse will host Saint Louis inside the Five Seasons Sports Club in Crestview Hills, Ky. with a start time of 6 p.m. (ET).