FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – In a battle between the nation's Top-2 women's tennis programs, No. 1 Nova Southeastern came up just short against No. 2 Barry, falling by a final score of 4-3 Thursday in Fort Lauderdale. The Sharks earned a hard-fought doubles point to grab the early lead, yet couldn't hold off the Buccaneers in what would've given NSU firm control of the Sunshine State Conference race.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Score: No. 2 Barry 4, No. 1 Nova Southeastern 3
Records: No. 2 Barry (14-0, 4-0 SSC), No. 1 Nova Southeastern (12-2, 4-1)
Location: NSU Tennis Complex | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:

DOUBLES:

• No. 3 Natalie Espinal/Chantal Nosievici (NSU) def. No. 1 Kim Moosbacher/Daniela Farfan (BU), 6-4
• Jil Engelmann/Helene Scholsen (BU) def. Julie Razafindranaly/Nika Kozar (NSU), 6-1
• Karolina Snita/Zala Dovnik (NSU) def. Deniz Khazan/Maria Skyba (BU), 6-1

Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1

SINGLES:

• No. 1 Khazan (BU) def. No. 8 Razafindranaly (NSU), 6-3, 6-3  
• No. 5 Espinal (NSU) def. No. 48 Xiyao Wang (BU), 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (10-5)
• Snita (NSU) def. No. 71 Scholsen (BU), 7-5, 6-7 (3-10), 10-1
• Farfan (BU) def. Dovnik (NSU), 7-6 (10-6), 6-1
• Moosbacher (BU) def. Diane Follin-Arbelet (NSU), 6-4, 6-0
• Skyba (BU) def. No. 28 Kozar (NSU), 6-2, 6-3

UP NEXT: 
The Sharks will continue their stretch of four straight SSC matches when they travel to Lakeland next Monday to square off against Florida Southern. For coverage, visit the schedule page on NSUSharks.com or follow the Sharks on Instagram and Twitter at @NSU_WTennis.