Oct. 13, 2001

NKU CAPTURES 4TH STRAIGHT GLVC TITLE

Norse defeat Southern Indiana for GLVC crown

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The Northern Kentucky University women’s tennis team captured its fourth consecutive Great Lakes Valley Conference Championships title on Saturday with a 5-1 win over the University of Southern Indiana. NKU extended its win streak against GLVC opponents to 51 en route to capturing its fourth straight GLVC title. The Norse became just the second team in GLVC history to capture four consecutive GLVC titles (Southern Indiana also won four straight GLVC championships from 1981-84). NKU has not lost to a GLVC foe since Lewis University posted a 5-4 win against the Norse during the 1997 GLVC Championships. NKU senior Jamie O’Hara improved to 44-0 all-time against GLVC foes with a 6-1, 7-5 victory over Michelle Lenahan in No. 1 singles. O’Hara is expected to be named GLVC Player of the Year for the fourth consecutive season. NKU finished the fall portion of its season with a 12-1 record, and the Norse will also compete in the spring. Pairings for the NCAA Division II Tournament will be announced in late April. NKU 5, Southern Indiana 1 Singles 1. Jamie O’Hara (NKU) def. Michelle Lenahan (USI), 6-1, 7-5 2. Juliana Hite (NKU) def. Emily Blinzinger (USI), 6-2, 6-0 3. Elizabeth Brunsman (NKU) def. Nichole Freyberger (USI), 6-0, 6-0 Doubles 1. Hite-O’Hara (NKU) def. Blinzinger-Lenahan (USI), 8-4 2. Kathleen Davis-Freyberger (USI) def. Brunsman-Lindsay England (NKU), 8-6 3. Christina Dausch-Jessica Smith (NKU) def. Jamie Carie-Gwen Gosman (USI), 8-3