CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky. – WKU Women's Tennis defeated Northern Kentucky 7-0 on Friday at the Five Seasons Sports Club to improve to 4-1 this season and 1-0 in road matches.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Singles (Order of finish: 6,3,4,2,1,5)
- 1. Rachel Hermanova (WKU) def. Ashlee Fisk (NKU) 6-4, 6-2
- 2. Sofia Blanco (WKU) def. Darya Gneidina (NKU) 6-2, 6-1
- 3. Mia Miranda (WKU) def. Mariajose Hernandez (NKU) 6-3, 2-1, retired
- 4. Mariana Zegada (WKU) def. Catharina Cardoso (NKU) 6-2, 6-0
- 5. Emily Schut (WKU) def. Didi Steenhuis (NKU) 6-2, 6-3
- 6. Sunskrithi Damera (WKU) def. No player (NKU), by default
Doubles (Order of finish: 3,2,1)
- 1. Mariajose Hernandez/Darya Gneidina (NKU) def. Sofia Blanco/Rachel Hermanova (WKU) 6-4
- 2. Emily Schut/Mia Miranda (WKU) def. Ashlee Fisk/Catharina Cardoso (NKU) 6-2
- 3. Sunskrithi Damera/Mariana Zegada (WKU) def. No player/No player (NKU), by default
NOTABLES
- WKU's 4-1 start is the second-best start to a season through five matches under Head Coach Greg Davis. The Lady Toppers started the 2022 season with five consecutive wins.
- The Lady Toppers improve to 5-5 all-time against NKU. WKU has won back-to-back matches against the Norse and three of the last four. Friday's win was the first for WKU under Greg Davis on the road at NKU.
- Friday's win marks the fifth time in seven seasons under Davis that the Lady Toppers have won their first road match of a season.
- WKU claimed the doubles point for the fourth time in five matches this season.
- Emily Schut/Mia Miranda improved to 4-1 in doubles play this season.
- Rachel Hermanova's singles win was the 53rd of her career and extends her program record.
- Sofia Blanco is now tied for second in program history in singles wins with 44.
- Hermanova and Blanco are now both 4-1 this season in singles play.
- Mariana Zegada's singles win was the 26th of her WKU career. She is now in sole possession of ninth place on WKU's career singles wins list.
- Schut improved to 4-0 in singles as a Lady Topper. Friday's win was the first for Schut at the No. 5 singles position.
- Miranda improved to 2-2 in singles play with her win Friday and has now won back-to-back singles matches.
- Head Coach Greg Davis is 326-183 all-time as a college head coach, which includes 67 wins with the Lady Toppers. Davis is now in sole possession of fourth place in wins by a WKU Women's Tennis coach. Davis entered the season ranked 29th in total wins and 36th in winning percentage among active Division I women's tennis head coaches with at least five years as a Division I head coach.
QUOTABLES
- "It was good to start off with a road win on this trip. We hadn't won before at NKU during my seven years, so it was good to get a win here." – WKU Women's Tennis Head Coach Greg Davis.
NEXT UP
- The Lady Toppers will wrap up their first road trip of the season with a 12:30 p.m. CT match against Cincinnati on Saturday at the Western Athletic Club.
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