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Women's Tennis

Women’s Tennis Advances to Horizon League Semifinals for second-straight season

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Northern Kentucky University Women's Tennis faced off with IU Indy to kick off the Horizon League Women's Tennis Championship on Friday. The Norse took down the Jaguars in doubles, then won, claiming a trio of two-set singles victories to advance to the semifinal of the league tournament. 

Darya Gneidina and Mariajose Hernandez kicked things off with a 6-0 doubles win, and Ashlee Fisk and Ana Isabela Serrano followed that up with a 6-1 win as the Norse claimed the doubles point. 

In singles play, Alyssa Cameron won both of her matches in the #6 slot, 6-0, 6-0. It marked the fourth conference singles win for Cameron, the second-best mark on the team. Mariajose Hernandez was next to finish with a 6-4, 6-1 victory in slot #5. Her win was her eighth overall, moving her to 8-8 on the season in singles play.  Horizon League Player of the Year Ashlee Fisk then finished it off for the Norse with a 6-1, 6-3 victory, leading the Norse into the semifinals. Fisk moves to 11-6 on the year and is 6-1 against conference opponents.

THE FACTS
FINAL SCORE: #4 Northern Kentucky – 4, #5 IU Indy – 0
LOCATION: Varsity Tennis Center - Ann Arbor, Mich. 
RECORDS: NKU 8-9 (3-3 HL) – IUI 4-11 (2-4 HL)
 
MATCH BREAKDOWN
Singles competition
1. Ashlee Fisk (NKU) def. Emma Dell (IUI) 6-1, 6-3
2. Darya Gneidina (NKU) v. Chloe Bailey (IUI) 4-6, 2-3, unf. 
3. Ana Isabela Serrano (NKU) v. Elle Kotre (IUI) 7-5, 2-1, unf. 
4. Catharina Cardoso (NKU) v. Calli Sokolowski (IUI) 4-6, 0-1, unf. 
5. Mariajose Hernandez (NKU) def. Grace Lampman (IUI) 6-4, 6-1
6. Alyssa Cameron (NKU) def. Hanan Awale (IUI) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Mariajose Hernandez/Darya Gneidina (NKU) def. Kotre/Sokolowski 6-0
2. Catharina Cardoso/Alyssa Cameron (NKU) v. Bailey/Lampman 4-1, unf. 
3. Ashlee Fisk/Ana Isabela Serrano (NKU) def. Awale/Dell (IUI) 6-1
 
NEXT UP
NKU Women's Tennis will compete in the semifinals of the Horizon League Championships, taking on Cleveland State at 11:30 AM on Saturday. 

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Players Mentioned

Ashlee Fisk

Ashlee Fisk

Sophomore
Mariajose Hernandez

Mariajose Hernandez

Sophomore
Alyssa Cameron

Alyssa Cameron

Junior
Catharina Cardoso

Catharina Cardoso

Sophomore
Darya Gneidina

Darya Gneidina

Sophomore
Ana Isabela Serrano

Ana Isabela Serrano

Junior

Players Mentioned

Ashlee Fisk

Ashlee Fisk

Sophomore
Mariajose Hernandez

Mariajose Hernandez

Sophomore
Alyssa Cameron

Alyssa Cameron

Junior
Catharina Cardoso

Catharina Cardoso

Sophomore
Darya Gneidina

Darya Gneidina

Sophomore
Ana Isabela Serrano

Ana Isabela Serrano

Junior