CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky. – Northern Kentucky University women's tennis kicked off the 2025 season on Friday night against Eastern Kentucky. The Norse fell to the Colonels 6-1, as
Ashlee Fisk picked up the lone point for the black and gold. Northern Kentucky dropped the doubles match and a singles match due to only having five active players. Fisk and
Darya Gneydina won their doubles point in a tight battle, winning 7-5, but a sweep surrendered by
Mariajose Hernandez &
Catharina Cardoso secured the doubles win for EKU.
In the singles competition, Fisk won 6-4, 6-1, but only one other NKU player won a set. That was Gneydina, who defeated her opponent, Marilou Cote, 6-1 in the first set, but then dropped her next two to drop the match.
Catharina Cardoso,
Mariajose Hernandez, and
Didi Steenhuis were all swept in their singles matches.
THE FACTS
FINAL SCORE: Northern Kentucky – 1, Eastern Kentucky – 6
LOCATION: Five Seasons Sports Club - Crestview Hills, Ky.
RECORDS: NKU 0-1 (0-0 HL) – EKU 1-0 (0-0 ASUN)
MATCH BREAKDOWN
Doubles Competition
1. Masha Fedenko/Anastas Cherniakova (EKU) def.
Mariajose Hernandez/
Catharina Cardoso (NKU) 6-0
2.
Ashlee Fisk/
Darya Gneydina (NKU) def. Marilou Cote/Zhansaya Bakytzhan (EKU), 7-5
3. Sasha Parkhomenko/Izem Elif Olcer (EKU) win by default (no player)
Singles Competition
1.
Ashlee Fisk (NKU) def. Masha Fedenko (EKU) 6-4, 6-1
2. Marilou Cote (EKU) def.
Darya Gneydina (NKU) 1-6, 6-0, 6-4
3. Zhansaya Bakytzhan (EKU) def.
Catharina Cardoso (NKU) 6-1, 6-4
4. Anastas Cherniakova (EKU) def.
Mariajose Hernandez (NKU) 6-4, 6-4
5. Izem Elif Olcer (EKU) def.
Didi Steenhuis (NKU) 6-2, 6-0
6. Mariia Triska (EKU) win by default (no player)
NEXT UP
NKU Women's Tennis will compete at Dayton on January 20, before back-to-back home matches in Crestview Hills against Western Kentucky and Southern Indiana on February 7 & 8.
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