Sept. 12, 2001

NKU POSTS 9-0 WIN AT BELLARMINE

Norse extend GLVC win streak to 42

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Senior Jamie O’Hara improved to 36-0 all-time against Great Lakes Valley Conference opponents Wednesday with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Lori Rinehard as the Northern Kentucky University women’s tennis team defeated Bellarmine University, 9-0. Senior Juliana Hite recorded a victory at No. 2 singles as NKU (3-0) won its 42nd consecutive match against Great Lakes Valley Conference competition. NKU has not lost to a GLVC foe since Lewis University posted a 5-4 win against the Norse during the 1997 GLVC Championships. O’Hara is now 36-0 all-time against GLVC competition in No. 1 singles action. O’Hara is the three-time GLVC Player of the Year, and she has gone three sets against a conference opponent just once in her career. Sophomore Elizabeth Brunsman improved to 3-0 this season with a 6-3, 6-0 win over Paige Mathany in No. 3 singles. NKU 9, Bellarmine 0 Singles 1. Jamie O’Hara (NKU) def. Lori Rinehard, 6-2, 6-0 2. Juliana Hite (NKU) def. Sara Leonard, 6-1, 6-1 3. Elizabeth Brunsman (NKU) def. Paige Mathany, 6-3, 6-0 4. Lindsay England (NKU) def. Eve Vanbreeman, 6-2, 6-2 5. Amity Chapman (NKU) def. Tara Southard, 6-2, 6-2 6. Jessica Smith (NKU) def. Mary Beth Atcher, 6-0, 6-0 Doubles 1. O’Hara/Hite (NKU) def. Rinehard/Leonard, 8-4 2. Brunsman/England (NKU) def. Mathany/Vanbreeman, 8-3 3. Chapman/Dausch (NKU) def. Paris/McCoy, 8-0