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By Mike Anderson, NKU Sports Information CINCINNATI, Ohio - The Northern Kentucky University women's tennis team got back on the winning track in its first home match of the season by downing Centre, 8-1. Stephanie Isaacs and Jenny Hand started things off with a bang by taking an 8-0 victory over Centre's Whitney Fraley and Karolyn Hays. Michelle Schirmann and Kristen Sunday followed up with an 8-4 victory in the No. 2 flight, while Maggie Koetter and Jillian Sturgeon took their doubles match to a 7-2 tiebreak victory over Sarah Swauger and Mellissa Springer. Koetter maintained her spotless record on the season with a 6-2, 7-6 (7-2) win over Katy Bender in the No. 6 singles flight. Only Schirmann faltered in the singles competition, falling to Hays in a 10-7 super tiebreaker in the No. 3 flight. The match moved NKU to 3-1 on the season, while Centre fell to 1-1. The Norse return to Dayton on Feb. 20 to face the Flyers in the UD Classic. Dayton defeated NKU, 5-2, on Wednesday to open spring play for the Norse. |
