FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The second-ranked Nova Southeastern Women’s Tennis team began their 2024 regular season with a dominant 6-1 victory over Palm Beach Atlantic in Sunshine State Conference action from the NSU Tennis Complex at Rolling Hills.
Score: No. 2 Nova Southeastern 6 | Palm Beach Atlantic 1
Records: No. 2 Nova Southeastern 1-0, 1-0 SSC | Palm Beach Atlantic 0-1, 0-1 SSC
Location: NSU Tennis Complex at Rolling Hills | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Get Social: Instagram & X – NSU_WTennis
Doubles
- Freya Davies and Natalie Espinal began the match with a 6-2 victory over Simona Karlsson and Cecilia Peroni.
- Sofia Shing and Lian Benedejcic sealed the doubles point for Nova Southeastern, defeating Jasmine Williams and Alessia Passerini, 6-2.
- Patricie Kubíková and Alexandra Weir were victorious against Virginia Borja and Alina Hoermann 6-4.
Singles
- Natalie Espinal cruised to a singles victory over Jasmine Williams, winning 6-1, 6-0
- Alexandra Weir was defeated 6-3, 4-6, 0(5)-1(10) by Simona Karlsson
- Freya Davies earned a win over Alina Hoermann 6-0, 6-1.
- Lian Benedejcic won her match against Virginia Borja 6-4, 6-1.
- Sofia Shing defeated Cecilia Peroni 6-2, 6-0.
- Ita Habekovic won against Frida Alsterheim 6-2, 6-1.
Head Coach Doug Neagle – It’s so nice to get the season started, especially with a conference win right out of the gates. I liked our teams energy. Coach Ko and myself learned a lot about our team and they compete. We are pumped to get back to practice tomorrow.”
No. 2 Nova Southeastern returns to the courts on Saturday, February 10th, taking on Tampa in Sunshine State conference action. First serve is set for 11 a.m.
To stay up-to-date on Sharks Tennis, be sure to follow on Instagram & X at NSU_WTennis.
