By Mike Anderson, NKU Sports Information

Women's Results | Men's Results

HILTON HEAD, S.C. – The Northern Kentucky University women’s tennis team took an important win on Tuesday after beating nationally ranked Charleston (W.Va.), 6-3.

The Norse (7-4) opened by taking two of the three doubles points in the match. Jenny Hand and Ivana Misic improved their doubles record to 3-0 with a No. 3-flight win over Sarah Monsheimer and Alexa Kay, 8-4. Stephanie Isaacs and Jillian Sturgeon shifted to the No. 2 flight for the first time of the season, ending in an 8-1 victory over Alyssa Hackworth and Katie Kim.

Isaacs and Sturgeon each won their singles flights as well, dispatching Neha Ran and Katie Kim, respectively, in straight sets. Michelle Schirmann and Maggie Koetter also claimed singles victories. Kristen Sunday fell in No. 1 singles to Briana Moyle, 6-2, 6-0, while Jenny Hand lost a difficult second set in a 7-4 tiebreaker to Sarah Monsheimer before the Golden Eagle took the 10-6 super-tiebreaker after the match was wrapped up for the Norse.

Charleston was ranked No. 36 in the country entering the match.

On the men’s side, the Norse (5-4) ran their winning streak to three matches after a 9-0 sweep against Lynchburg.

Jason Kramer in the No. 6 singles flight and Lee Lonergan and Tyler Fraser in the No. 3 doubles flight each took default victories as the Hornets only fielded five players for the dual match.

Ignacio Ortiz won his third straight, leveling his record at 3-3, by dispatching Brandon Brown, 6-1, 6-1, in No. 1 singles. Ortiz and Dlabik remained perfect at 3-0 in No. 1 doubles with an 8-2 victory over Brown and Kyler Paluga.

NKU wraps up its Spring Break trip on Wednesday as the men take on Olivet Nazarene at 8:30 a.m., while the women face Dickinson at 6 p.m.