INDIANAPOLIS – Meghan Bernard earned the number two singles win as the IUPUI women's tennis team fell to Northern Kentucky, 6-1.
The Norse took the doubles point to start the match with an early 1-0 lead. Bernard and
Samantha Hayward fell at number one doubles, 6-4 and the partnership of
Emma Dell and
Grace Lampman fell in the number two spot, 6-3.
Sarah Lounsbury and
Makenzie Myers were tied at 5-5 when their number three doubles match went unfinished.
Down 1-0, IUPUI couldn't come back in singles play. Bernard won in the number two spot in three sets, 4-6, 7-6, 1-0 to give the Jags the lone point. Myers fell at number one singles, 6-1, 6-0 while Hayward fell in three sets in the number three spot, 7-5, 1-6, 1-0. Dell lost at number four singles, 7-6, 6-0 while Lampman fell in the number five spot, 6-2, 6-0 and Lounsbury dropped the number six singles match, 6-1, 6-0.
The Jags are now 8-10 overall and 1-0 in conference play. They will next travel to Rochester, Michigan to face Oakland on April 8 for a 4:30 PM first serve.