Women's Tennis Set to Host NKU

Friday, March 17

LOUISVILLE, KY

11 a.m.

University of Louisville

NORTHERN KENTUCKY

LOUISVILLE V PITT | celebration, Abbie Pahz, Mariana Humberg

March 14, 2017 | Women's Tennis

The Cards return to Bass Rudd to face the Norse

By: Nancy Worley

The University of Louisville women's tennis team will face Northern Kentucky on Friday March 17 at 11 a.m. in the Bass Rudd Tennis Center.

The Cardinals are 10-4 overall and 1-3 in ACC play. UofL is led by Tiffany Huber's 10-2 singles mark. The doubles pair of Mariana Humberg and Abbie Pahz is 8-2 at No. 1 to lead the Cards.

The Norse just beat Hofstra and with the win NKU moved to 3-3 on the season. The Norse had a hard-fought doubles point with the deciding match going extra games. After Danielle Donahue and Klara Skopac secured a 6-2 win in No. 1 doubles and Sierra Nellessen and Katja Dijanezevic fell in No. 2 doubles, the opening point rested on the pairing of Margita Sunjic and Yasmine Xantos. The Norse duo outlasted Carmen Pestano and Giulia Leone in a 7-6 victory, taking the tiebreak game, 8-6.NKU's top four singles lineups secured straight-set wins over their opponents.