Box Score ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – After upsetting No. 15 Florida Southern on Saturday, the Nova Southeastern women's tennis team secured a weekend sweep with an 8-1 win over Eckerd College at the Bullard Courts in St. Petersburg, Fla. on Sunday afternoon.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
SCORE: W, 7-2
RECORDS: Nova Southeastern (5-8, 3-2 SSC), Eckerd (2-8, 0-5 SSC)
LOCATION: The Bullard Courts | St. Petersburg, Fla.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
DOUBLES:
- Following a default at No. 3, Ana Navas and Isabella Lowrey tied the match, 1-1, with a dominant 8-1 victory over Bailey Koronich and Maryann Aaron at No. 2.
- Andrea Ivanovic and Daniela Obando gave the Sharks a 2-1 lead going into singles after an identical score of 8-1 against Joyce Fields and Taylor Selby at No. 1.
SINGLES
- The Tritons tied the match 2-2 after a default at No. 6.
- Alex Yeardley quickly regained the lead for the Sharks with a 6-0, 6-0 shutout against Koronich at No. 4.
- Ivanovic followed right behind Yeardley and increased the lead to 4-2 after defeating Fields, 6-0, 6-1 at No. 2.
- For the second straight match, Obando clinched the match point and increased her winning streak to four with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Aaron at No. 3.
- Navas picked up a 6-0, 6-2 win in the top-flight bringing the score to 6-2.
- Lowrey put the icing on the cake to the SSC weekend sweep with a 6-2, 6-3 victory at No. 5.
NEAGLE'S NOTES
"Great follow up performance after taking down No. 15 Florida Southern yesterday," said head coach,
Doug Neagle. "This weekend gave our girls a lot more confidence after playing through adversity for the past few weeks. We just need to keep up this intensity for the rest of the season. I know we can do it."
UP NEXT:
The Sharks will have six days off before traveling to Winter Park, Fla on Saturday to face Rollins at 11:00 am. For complete coverage of the action, follow the Sharks on Twitter @NSU_WTennis or visit the
schedule page on
NSUSharks.com.
