WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Northern Kentucky women's tennis program achieved school history as the No. 5 Norse upset No. 4 Milwaukee, 4-3 to advance to the Horizon League Semifinals for the first time in NKU's NCAA Division I era.
It all came down to a third-set tiebreaker at No. 5 singles for the Norse.
Angela Rinaldi completed the comeback with a 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 win to seal the victory for NKU.
Ashlee Fisk (No. 1) and
Catharina Cardoso (No. 6) also picked up big wins in their matches and the squad teamed up to win doubles 2-1 to collected four victories to advance to the semis on Saturday.
THE FACTS
FINAL SCORE: No. 5 Northern Kentucky – 4, No. 4 Milwaukee – 3
LOCATION: Schwartz Tennis Center at Purdue University – West Lafayette, Indiana
RECORDS: NKU 6-11 (2-4 HL) – MIL 9-12 (3-3 HL)
MATCH BREAKDOWN
Singles Competition (Order of Finish: 1, 4, 2, 6, 3, 5)
1.
Ashlee Fisk (NKU) def. Nadiia Konieva (MKE): 6-2, 6-2
2. Babette Burgersdijk (MKE) def.
Darya Gneydina (NKU): 6-3, 7-5
3. Laure Razet (MKE) def.
Alyssa Cameron (NKU): 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
4. Sara Simonova (MKE) def.
Mariajose Hernandez (NKU): 7-5, 6-0
5.
Angela Rinaldi (NKU) def. Emilia Durska (MKE): 5-7, 7-5, 7-6
6.
Catharina Cardoso (NKU) def. Evelina Anastasi (MKE): 2-6, 7-6, 6-1
Doubles Competition (Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3)
1.
Alyssa Cameron and
Mariajose Hernandez (NKU) def. Nadiia Konieva and Babette Burgersdijk (MKE): 6-4
2. Laure Razet and Sara Simonova (MKE) def.
Darya Gneydina and
Angela Rinaldi (NKU): 6-3
3.
Ashlee Fisk and
Catharina Cardoso (NKU) def. Emilia Durska and Iva Stejskalova (MKE): 7-6
NEXT UP
Northern Kentucky will take on top-seeded Cleveland State in the Horizon League Semifinals on Saturday, April 27. The match will get underway at 3 PM ET at the Schwartz Tennis Center at Purdue University.
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