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Diane Follin-Arbelet (2019)

Women's Tennis

Tennis Closes Out Stetson Invite with Big Victories Over Another DI Foe

The Sharks claimed five singles and two doubles wins against SEMO

DeLAND, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern women's tennis squad wrapped competition at the Stetson Invitational on Sunday, closing out an extremely successful weekend on five more singles wins and two doubles victories in 10 cross-divisional opportunities against Southeast Missouri.
 
Doubles Play
The No. 1 doubles tandem of senior Sarah Wardenburg (Waikato, New Zealand) and sophomore Natalie Espinal (Tegucigalpa, Honduras) dominated against the Redhawks' Romana Tarajova and Ksenyia Zonova, 6-1. Third flight pair of sophomore Celia Montero Estevan (Santiago de Compostella, Spain) and sophomore Diane Follin-Arbelet (Lyon, France) came out with the 7-6 (2) victory over Manuela Barriga and Sneha Sinha.
 
In total over the weekend, the Sharks picked up seven doubles wins.
 
Singles Play
The Sharks were strong in the top flights against SEMO, with Espinal topping Zonva again, 7-5, 6-0 at No. 1, while Daniela Obando (Tegucigalpa, Honduras) went 6-1, 2-6, 15-11 to best Teona Velkoska in the second flight. At No. 4, Follin-Arbelet earned the 6-4, 5-7, 10-2 victory over Sinha. Sophomore Caitlyn Khan (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) saved three match points to stay in the fight and defeat Maja Lundell 4-6, 7-6 (1), 10-4 in the sixth flight. In seventh flight, junior Ivana Djordjevic claimed a 6-1 victory over Grace Powderly.
 
Closing out singles play, the Sharks were victorious in two Division I matches against Stetson and Southeast Missouri, also topping Florida Southern in DII action – garnering 12 singles wins.

Direct From Coach Doug Neagle
"Great way to end this tourney. Our Sharks will take a lot of positives from this weekend and we also know that we need to improve. The girls played well as a team this weekend."
 
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Players Mentioned

Ivana Djordjevic

Ivana Djordjevic

5' 4"
Junior
Natalie Espinal

Natalie Espinal

5' 6"
Sophomore
Diane Follin-Arbelet

Diane Follin-Arbelet

5' 7"
Sophomore
Caitlyn Khan

Caitlyn Khan

5' 4"
Sophomore
Daniela  Obando

Daniela Obando

5' 6"
Senior
Sarah Wardenburg

Sarah Wardenburg

5' 10"
Senior
Celia Montero Estevan

Celia Montero Estevan

5' 4"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Ivana Djordjevic

Ivana Djordjevic

5' 4"
Junior
Natalie Espinal

Natalie Espinal

5' 6"
Sophomore
Diane Follin-Arbelet

Diane Follin-Arbelet

5' 7"
Sophomore
Caitlyn Khan

Caitlyn Khan

5' 4"
Sophomore
Daniela  Obando

Daniela Obando

5' 6"
Senior
Sarah Wardenburg

Sarah Wardenburg

5' 10"
Senior
Celia Montero Estevan

Celia Montero Estevan

5' 4"
Sophomore