By Mike Anderson, NKU Sports Information

CINCINNATI - The Northern Kentucky University women's tennis team ran into a buzzsaw Friday afternoon when the Norse faced Great Lakes Valley Conference foe Drury.

The No. 19 ranked Panthers defeated the Norse, 6-3, to end NKU's winning streak at eight matches, but it was a hard-fought victory by a talented Drury team.

Michelle Schirmann and Maggie Koetter each claimed singles victories, while Koetter and Patricia Brink combined for a win in the No. 3 doubles flight.

Kristen Sunday was up 3-0 in the third set before falling, 6-3, to Khrystsina Tryboi in the No. 3 singles flight. Emily Okerson was serving for the match in the second set against Eva Hankova before falling, 7-4, in a second-set tiebreak and 6-3 in the third set.

Northern Kentucky (8-2, 3-1 GLVC) returns to action at home tomorrow at noon against Rockhurst.

Drury 6, Northern Kentucky 3
April 4, 2008; Cincinnati, Ohio

Doubles
Mouna Sabri/Khrystsina Tryboi (DU) def. Stephanie Isaacs/Kristen Sunday (NKU), 8-2
Eva Hankova/Laure Piquemal (DU) def. Emily Okerson/Michelle Schirmann (NKU), 8-3
Patricia Brinck/Maggie Koetter (NKU) def. Lindsey Castrodale/Thu Ha Mai (DU), 8-6

Singles
Laure Piquemal (DU) def. Patricia Brinck (NKU), 6-2, 6-3
Mouna Sabri (DU) def. Stephanie Isaacs (NKU), 6-4, 6-0
Khrystsina Tryboi (DU) def. Kristen Sunday (NKU), 2-6, 6-0, 6-3
Michelle Schirmann (NKU) def. Thu Ha Mai (DU), 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
Eva Hankova (DU) def. Emily Okerson (NKU), 2-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
Maggie Koetter (NKU) def. Lindsey Castrodale (DU), 6-4, 6-2