ROME, Ga. – And then there were eight. Following a pair of comfortable, two-set victories, the Nova Southeastern doubles teams of Nika Kozar/Zala Dovnik and Natalie Espinal/Chantal Nosievici each advanced into the quarterfinal round of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Cup on Thursday.

SINGLES:

• #1 Khazan (Barry) def. Espinal (NSU), 7-5, 7-5

DOUBLES:

• Kozar/Dovnik (NSU) def. Stephenson/Waller (Ferris State), 6-4, 6-3
  • Advance to play #4 Gonzalez Ramirez/Ovcina (Angelo State)
• #2 Espinal/Nosievici (NSU) def. Graydon/Kirchtag (IUP), 6-3, 6-1
  • Advance to play Franco/Garza (West Alabama)

Up Next: 
Kozar and Dovnik will get things rolling for the Sharks when the quarterfinal round of doubles action begins on Friday at 1:30 p.m. For coverage, visit the schedule page on NSUSharks.com, or follow the Sharks on Instagram and Twitter at @NSU_WTennis.