DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Northern Kentucky University Women's Tennis bounced back on Thursday afternoon as they defeated Bethune-Cookman 6-1.
NKU's
Ashlee Fisk,
Darya Gneidina, and
Mariajose Hernandez all picked up singles wins in two sets. The Norse swept the doubles point as teams of Hernandez/Gneidina and Cardoso/Steenhuis won their sets. Bethune-Cookman forfeited two singles matches as they only reported four active players.
THE FACTS
FINAL SCORE: Northern Kentucky – 6, Bethune-Cookman – 1
LOCATION: Derbyshire Park - Daytona Beach, Fla.
RECORDS: NKU 4-5 (0-0 HL) – B-C 1-8 (0-0 SWAC)
MATCH BREAKDOWN
Singles competition
1.
Ashlee Fisk (NKUW) def. Jalayah Shaw (BCUW) 6-2, 6-0
2. Zahara El-Zein (BCUW) def.
Ana Isabela Serrano (NKUW) 6-4, 6-2
3. Darya Gneydina (NKUW) def. Keona Burley (BCUW) 6-2, 6-1
4.
Mariajose Hernandez (NKUW) def. Lesa Snipes-Williams (BCUW) 6-0, 6-0
5.
Catharina Cardoso (NKUW) def. No player (BCUW), by forfeit
6.
Didi Steenhuis (NKUW) def. No player (BCUW), by forfeit
Doubles competition
1.
Mariajose Hernandez/Darya Gneydina (NKUW) def. Jalayah Shaw/Zahara El-Zein (BCUW) 6-3
2.
Didi Steenhuis/
Catharina Cardoso (NKUW) def. Keona Burley/Lesa Snipes-Williams (BCUW) 6-0
3.
Ashlee Fisk/
Ana Isabela Serrano (NKUW) def. No player/No player (BCUW), by forfeit
NEXT UP
NKU Women's Tennis starts conference play in two weeks, taking on IU Indy on March 29 in Crestview Hills.
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