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LAKELAND, Fla. – The No. 18 Nova Southeastern tennis team (9-14) won its backdraw match in the Florida Blue Sunshine State Conference Women’s Tennis Tournament against the Tampa Spartans (6-11), 5-2, Saturday in Lakeland, Fla.
As they did in the first round, the Sharks took a 2-1 advantage after doubles play. The Sharks took an upset in the top flight match against the Spartans, with
Alexandra Johansson (Fr., Sydney, Australia) and
Austin Lavallii (Jr., Williamston, Mich.), the 22nd ranked doubles team in the nation, falling to Lauren Hewett and Meg Wladimirski, 8-3.
Despite the upset, the Sharks were still able to move ahead with wins in the second and third flight.
Dominique Wimmer (Sr., Guntramsdorg, Austria) and
Charlotte Cote (Fr., Montreal, Canada) breezed past Tampa’s second doubles team of Leslie Raymond and Megan Mancini, 8-2. The Sharks’ nearly shutout the Spartans in the third doubles slot, with
Daria Burobina (So., Moscow, Russia) and
Bianca Roberts (Fr., Fort Walden Beach, Fla.) defeating Thashia Garcia and Briana Ryan, 8-1.
The Sharks took their third point in the fourth singles flight, as Burobina bageled Raymond in the first set and went on to win the match, 6-0, 6-2. Tampa evened singles play in the third slot, with Roberts falling to Wladimirski, 6-2, 6-2. Cote, who’s singles match against Rollins was halted while she was leading, earned her first singles victory of the weekend in the fifth seed, defeating Mancini, 6-2, 6-3.
After the first three singles matches ended, the Sharks needed one more point to seal the tournament victory. At the time, the Sharks had two matches in the middle of a third set, while Johansson had won a close set in the top flight. However, it would be Lavallii in the sixth slot that sealed the win for the Sharks. She defeated Jenelle Morgan in three sets, 6-1, 1-6, 6-4. NSU would not finish their matches in the top-two singles flights.
With inclement weather expected to hit Lakeland, Fla., the remaining backdraw matches have been cancelled. The Sharks end the SSC Tournament with a 1-1 record.
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