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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The No. 16 Nova Southeastern tennis team (1-2, 0-1 SSC) fell in an upset to the Tampa Spartans (2-0, 1-0 SSC), 7-2, Saturday on the road.
The Sharks earned one win in singles play and doubles play. On a solid note,
Alexandra Johansson (So., Munich, Germany) and
Sabrina Kierberg (Fr., Munich, Germany) teamed up for the first time and won their top-flight doubles match against Meg Wladimirski and Lauren Hewett, 9-7.
In singles play,
Bianca Roberts (So., Tampa, Fla.) started conference play strong with a win in the sixth slot. She defeated Jenelle Morgan in a tight match, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4. It was her second win of the season.
Outside of those two wins, it was a rough morning for NSU. The Sharks picked up two losses in the bottom-two doubles seeds. Senior
Austin Lavallii (Williamston, Mich.) teamed with
Carlee Rizzolo (Fr., Livingston, N.J.) and lost to Kelsey Matthews and Lindsay Nochowicz, 8-3. In the final flight, Roberts and
Charlotte Cote (So., Montreal, Canada) fell to Thashia Garcia and Chloe Pereira, 8-5.
In singles play, All-American Johansson continued to struggle, falling to Garcia, 6-3, 6-0. In the second seed, Kierberg made her collegiate singles debut and lost to Wladimirski, 6-3, 6-0. Rizzolo played to a tiebreaker against Hewett, but ultimately lost, 6-7 (4-7), 7-5, 10-7.
In the fourth slot,
Linda Kornienko (Fr., Fort Myers, Fla.) lost to Nochowicz, 6-4, 6-3. Finally, Cote lost in the fifth flight to Matthews by the same score, 6-4, 6-3.
The Sharks will have to shake off the loss and compete Sunday on the road against Florida Tech at 10 a.m.
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