MASON, Ohio – Northern Kentucky University Norse women's tennis took on Youngstown State in the quarterfinal round of the Horizon League Women's Tennis Championship on Friday afternoon, held at Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio. The Norse fell 4-0 to the Penguins, resulting in an early exit for NKU. 

Northern Kentucky dropped the doubles point as NKU's first doubles duo of Sydney Zakic and Alyssa Cameron fell 6-2, and its third pair of Aaditi Bhat and Catharina Cardoso lost 6-1. 

In singles play,  Sydney Zakic dropped a match in first singles, Alyssa Cameron fell in third singles, and Haley Slay lost in fifth singles as the Penguins clinched a berth in the semifinal. Cassia Adamowsky was the only Norse to win a set, winning 7-5 over her opponent in sixth singles. 

MATCH RESULTS
Singles Competition
Hanna Telzynska (YSU) def. Sydney Zakic (NKU) 61, 6-2
Lorena Cedeno (YSU) vs. Darya Gneidina (NKU) 6-3, 4-2, unfinished
Yesenyia Ovcharova (YSU) def. Alyssa Cameron (NKU) 6-1, 6-0
Sarah Partida (YSU) vs. Aaditi Bhat (NKU) 7-6 (7-0), 0-0, unfinished
Line Greyling (YSU) def. Haley Slay (NKU) 6-3, 6-1
Yoana Dudova (YSU) vs. Cassia Adamowsky (NKU) 5-7, 2-2, unfinished
Doubles Competition
Hanna Telzynska/Yoana Dudova (YSU) def. Sydney Zakic/Alyssa Cameron (NKU) 6-2
Yesenyia Ovcharova/Line Greyling (YSU) vs. Darya Gneidina/Haley Slay (NKU) 2-5, unfinished
Lorena Cedeno/Sarah Partida (YSU) def. Aaditi Bhat/Catharina Cardoso (NKU) 6-1

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