TAMPA, Fla. – The No. 3 Nova Southeastern Sharks women’s tennis team (1-0) opened up its 2021 campaign with a smooth 7-0 victory over Tampa (0-1) on Tuesday at the Naimoli and Young Tennis Complex, earning a split-doubles win then going on to cleanly sweep the Spartans in singles.
DOUBLES
- Senior partners Daniela Obando and Isabella Lowrey came out firing with a 6-1 win over Corbin Dorsey and Savannah Williams, 6-1 at No. 2 doubles.
- Although the Spartans took the win at No. 3, Natalie Espinal and Chantal Nosievici fired back in the first flight to give NSU the doubles point, going 6-3 over Maria Khomchenko and Anine Wilberg.
SINGLES
- The Sharks earned five perfect sets out of the 12 in singles.
- Despite it being nearly two years since she’d played a set, junior Chantal Nosievici was on fire, going 6-2, 6-0 over Dorsey in the fourth flight.
- Junior Karolina Snita topped Williams 6-2, 6-1 at No. 2 singles.
- Celia Montero Estevan battled out a 6-4, 6-0 win in the sixth flight to secure the team win for the Sharks.
- Obando rolled 6-0, 6-4 past Wilberg in the third flight.
- Diane Follin-Arbelet followed with a 6-4, 6-0 victory past Nicoline Palmgren at five.
- Espinal delivered the team sweep battling to victory at No. 1 singles, going ahead of Khomchenko on a 6-0, 7-5 win.
FROM COACH DOUG NEAGLE
“Tampa always fights and makes you earn every point. There were a lot of nerves for all the players getting started. It’s been a year and it’s to be expected. I feel our team settled down as the match went on and we played stronger down the line.”
UP NEXT
The Sharks are right back in action and on the road this weekend, headed to No. 9 Saint Leo for a key early-season ranked league matchup with the Lions. The Sharks defeated SLU in their only meeting last year, topping the Lions 4-0 on a neutral court at the DII Indoor Nationals in Oklahoma.
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