Results (HTML)

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – The No. 35-ranked Northeastern State women's tennis team defeated Oklahoma Baptist 5-4 Thursday afternoon at the NSU Tennis Complex.
 
The RiverHawks (5-2) split the single matches and secured two of three doubles matches over the Lady Bisons (5-3).
 
OBU won the first point of the match when the team of Anastasiia Baranova and Kateryna Shkot defeated junior Barbora Jiricikova and sophomore Kristina Savchenkov 8-1 on the top doubles court. Shkot and Baranova are the No. 6-ranked doubles tandem in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).
 
NSU tied the match when senior Martina Bruzikova and sophomore Kate Nesbitt teamed up for the first time to earn an 8-2 triumph over Kathryn Sild and Kelsi Lord on the third court. The RiverHawks picked up just their second point at No. 3 doubles this season.
 
Sophomore Lucia Cerchlanova and freshman Maria Lodge tilted doubles competition in favor of the green and white when they defeated Ashlynn Abbe and Olivia Charvat 8-5 at the second flight.
 
Cerchlanova then turned around and gave the RiverHawks a 3-1 advantage when she defeated Abbe 6-2, 6-0 on the third singles court. Lodge took down Alex Morales 6-0, 6-1 at the fifth flight and Jirickova clinched the team victory when she defeated Charvat 6-2, 6-2 at the fourth position.
 
With Northeastern State up 5-1, the Lady Bisons swept the final three courts to push the score the final 5-4 margin.
 
The RiverHawks will next be in action at 2 p.m. March 1 at Central Arkansas in Conway, Ark.
 
Tennis Match Results
Feb 27, 2014 at Tahlequah, Okla.
(NSU Tennis Complex)

#35 Northeastern State 5, Oklahoma Baptist 4

Singles Competition
1. Kateryna Shkot (OBU) def. #49 Kristina Savchenkov (NSU) 6-4, 6-4
2. Anastasiia Baranova (OBU) def. Martina Bruzikova (NSU) 7-5, 6-4
3. Lucia Cerchlanova (NSU) def. Ashlynn Abbe (OBU) 6-2, 6-0
4. Barbora Jirickova (NSU) def. Olivia Charvat (OBU) 6-2, 6-2
5. Maria Lodge (NSU) def. Alex Morales (OBU) 6-0, 6-1
6. Kathryn Sild (OBU) def. Kate Nesbitt (NSU) 3-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10-7)
 
Doubles Competition
1. Anastasiia Baranova/Kateryna Shkot (OBU) def. Kristina Savchenkov/Barbora Jirickova (NSU) 8-1
2. Lucia Cerchlanova/Maria Lodge (NSU) def. Ashlynn Abbe/Olivia Charvat (OBU) 8-5
3. Martina Bruzikova/Kate Nesbitt (NSU) def. Kathryn Sild/Kelsi Lord (OBU) 8-2
 
Match Notes
Oklahoma Baptist 5-3
Northeastern State 5-2; National ranking #35
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (3,5,4,1,6,2)
 
-GoRiverHawksGo.com-