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Natalie Espinal and Sarah Wardenburg (2019)
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Sonoma State SSU-W (6-3)
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Winner Nova Southeastern NSU (14-0)
Sonoma State SSU-W
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Final
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Nova Southeastern NSU
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Winner

Match Recap: Women's Tennis |

No. 6 Sharks Top No. 36 Sonoma State at Home to Extend Winning Streak

The streak grows to 14 consecutive wins on a hotly-contested home match

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Newly-risen to No. 6 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) national standings, the Nova Southeastern tennis squad (14-0) confronted the challenge from No. 36 Sonoma State head on, pulling out a 6-1 victory on Thursday at the NSU Tennis Complex to keep the Sharks' streak rolling.
 
Reeling off 14 straight, the Sharks are running on the longest streak for NSU since 2015-16, while also producing the best start for the program since 2014-15. The Sharks are also making their presence known in the national player rankings, with three players in singles and one doubles pair represented.

Doubles
  • In No. 2 doubles, freshman Natalie Espinal and junior Sarah Wardenburg were the first to the finish line, topping Clarisa Colling and Carolina Alfonsin to give the Sharks the upper hand on a 6-3 win.
  • Junior Isabella Lowrey and sophomore Chantal Nosievici followed with a 6-3 victory of their own in the third pairs, moving past Jenna DeTurk and Hannah Highsmith to push the doubles point in NSU's favor and place the Sharks on the winning track.
Singles
  • Newly-ranked at No. 65 in ITA singles, freshman Diane Follin-Arbelet earned a fifth-flight victory over Alfonsin at 6-2, 6-3 to move NSU up 2-0.
  • Now at ninth in ITA singles, Espinal provided NSU with a 3-0 lead on a 6-1, 6-2 win over Colling in the second flight.
  • Delivering the winning point, Nosievici defeated Highsmith in a 6-1, 6-3 victory at No. 6 singles.
  • With the match in hand, Wardenburg battled out a 7-5, 6-3 win over DeTurk in No. 4 singles.
  • Junior Daniela Obando delivered the final NSU win of the day, defeating Carolyn Brooner 6-4 and then 7-6, courtesy of a 7-3 second-set tiebreaker victory – securing the 6-1 Sharks team win.
From Coach Doug Neagle
"This was one of those matches where the overall score doesn't tell the story," Neagle said. "Sonoma is a team that fights and we had to earn every point today. Great fight from both teams today."

Up Next: The Sharks will face another huge test this weekend, this time in Sunshine State Conference (SSC) play, traveling to No. 3 Saint Leo on Sunday. The Lions boast a 9-2 record with only losses to Division I Navy and SSC foe No. 5 Lynn and have remained third nationally since January.
 
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