LAKELAND, Fla. – Saturday’s Sunshine State Conference road match at No. 18 Florida Southern (1-4, 0-1 SSC) marked a key early victory for No. 5 Nova Southeastern women’s tennis (7-0, 4-0 SSC), as well as the third straight conference win of the week. The win also marked the fifth sweep in seven matches this season.
DOUBLES
- Although the Sharks were not able to knock down all three doubles wins, they earned the pair for the team point, starting with the NCAA’s No. 1 pair, Natalie Espinal and Sara Wardenburg, topping Flor Salerno and Minnie Kim in the first flight, 6-2.
- In the second flight, Daniela Obando and Tingting Pei defeated Magda Stepnik and Laura Vetter to capture the point with a 6-4 win.
SINGLES
- At No. 5 singles, Wardenbug kept the Sharks rolling, topping Isabella Bolivar 6-2, 6-0 to earn the first NSU singles win.
- Pei followed in the fourth flight with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Stepnik.
- NCAA No. 4 Espinal (NSU) defeated Vetter, 6-0, 7-5 to clinch the match for the Sharks.
- No. 38 Obando put away Kim, 6-2, 6-3 at No. 3 singles.
- Rounding out the afternoon, Karolina Snita topped Salerno in the twos, 6-3, 4-6, 10-2 in the tiebreaker, while Celia Montero Estevan closed things out with a 7-5, 2-6, 10-5 tiebreaker victory over Lola Asis.
FROM COACH DOUG NEAGLE
“We scraped together the doubles point today, finding a way. Sarah Wardenburg set the tone in singles with a quick and needed win. It’s nice to get another road SSC win and we hope to finish strong tomorrow against Davenport in Orlando.”
UP NEXT
The Sharks wrap up a five-match week at the US Tennis Association (USTA) No. 18 Florida Southern, closing out the weekend at the USTA Campus in Orlando against Davenport on Sunday.
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