FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The No. 20 Nova Southeastern University women’s tennis team (9-8, 4-2 SSC) lost its second straight match of the season to No. 9 Rollins (15-4, 5-1 SSC), 7-2, on Sunday, April 3 at the NSU Tennis Complex.

The duo of Daria Burobina (Fr., Moscow, Russia) and Paige Lindsley (Sr., Albuquerque, N.M.) captured the lone victory in doubles for the Sharks. Burobina and Lindsley went back and forth against Roshni Luthera and Allie Steele, eventually taking the No. 3 doubles match to a tie-breaker. The duo prevailed in the tiebreaker for the victory, winning the match, 9-8 (1).

Oksana Krutiyenko (Sr., Novo Kahovka, Ukraine) and Kamryn Blackwood (Fr., Farmington, N.M.) faced Margaret Junker and Kayli Ragsdale in the No. 1 spot. NSU struggled from the beginning of the match and was unable to put together any rallies, eventually getting blanked, 8-0. Justine Feaster (Jr., Carrollton, Texas) and Austin Lavallii (So., Williamston, Mich.) battled in the beginning of their match in No. 2 doubles, but lost their rhythm at the end to lose, 8-4.

In singles, Lindsley captured the only singles win for the Sharks. The junior battled Stefania Tkach in the No. 3 spot where they went back and forth the entire match. Lindsley prevailed late in both sets to earn the win, 7-5, 7-5.

Lavallii fought back from a first set deficit to even her match at a set apiece after the second set victory of 6-2 over Marisa Smith in the No. 4 slot. Lavallii could not maintain her momentum in the third set, eventually falling 6-3, 2-6, 6-0.

Blake Bauer (So., Miami, Fla.) and Burobina each lost their matches, 6-2, 6-1. Bauer lost in the No. 5 spot to Ashley Rosenberg while Burobina fell to Lisa Loft in the No. 2 spot.

Dominique Wimmer (Jr., Guntramsdorf, Austria) caught herself in a hole in both of her sets in her singles match and was unable to overcome them, eventually losing to Junker in the No. 1 spot, 6-3, 6-1. Federica Longo (So., Buenos Aires, Argentina) rounded out the Sharks singles matches, falling to Ragsdale, 6-3, 6-4, in the No. 6 slot.

The Sharks take three days off before welcoming No. 4 Barry to the NSU Tennis Complex for senior day, Thursday, April 7 at the NSU Tennis Complex at 3 p.m.


Tennis Match Results

Rollins vs Nova Southeastern
Apr 03, 2011 at NSU Tennis Complex

#9 Rollins 7, #20 Nova Southeastern 2

Singles competition
1. Margaret Junker (RCW) def. Dominique Wimmer (NSU) 6-3, 6-1
2. Lisa Loft (RCW) def. Daria Burobina (NSU) 6-2, 6-1
3. Paige Lindsley (NSU) def. Stefania Tkach (RCW) 7-5, 7-5
4. Mariana Salvador (RCW) def. Austin Lavallii (NSU) 6-3, 2-6, 6-0
5. Ashley Rosenberg (RCW) def. Blake Bauer (NSU) 6-2, 6-1
6. Kayli Ragsdale (RCW) def. Federica Longo (NSU) 6-3, 6-4

Doubles competition
1. Margaret Junker/Kayli Ragsdale (RCW) def. Oksana Krutiyenko/Kamryn Blackwood (NSU) 8-0
2. Lisa Loft/Stefania Tkach (RCW) def. Justine Feaster/Austin Lavallii (NSU) 8-4
3. Paige Lindsley/Daria Burobina (NSU) def. Roshni Luthra/Allie Steele (RCW) 9-8

Match Notes:
Rollins 15-4, 5-1 SSC; National ranking #9
Nova Southeastern 9-8, 4-2 SSC; National ranking #20