ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. – And then there were four….Despite multiple delays throughout the day, the Nova Southeastern women's tennis team never wavered, taking down fifth-seeded Hawaii Pacific 4-0 to advance to the Final Four of the NCAA Division II Championships on Wednesday night. The scores tightened following an hour stoppage midway through, yet Julie Razafindranaly was eventually able to clinch the victory to keep the Sharks' title hopes alive.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Score: Nova Southeastern 4, Hawaii Pacific 0
Records: Nova Southeastern (25-3), Hawaii Pacific (17-9)
Location: Sanlando Park | Altamonte Springs, Fla.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:

DOUBLES:

• No. 2 Natalie Espinal/Chantal Nosievici (NSU) vs. No. 9 Shaline Pipa/Marleen Tilgner (HPU), 5-3 (Unfinished)
• Julie Razafindranaly/Nika Kozar (NSU) def. Elodie Busson/Mihoki Miyahara (HPU), 6-3 (Unfinished)
• Karolina Snita/Zala Dovnik (NSU) def. Valentina Mokrova/Marta Ruszczynska (HPU), 6-1

Order of Finish: 3, 2
 
SINGLES:

• No. 4 Julie Razafindranaly (NSU) def. No. 34 Elodie Busson (HPU), 6-2, 5-7, 6-4
• No. 2 Natalie Espinal (NSU) def. No. 20 Marleen Tilgner (HPU), 6-3, 7-5
• No. 44 Karolina Snita (NSU) vs. Mihoki Miyahara (HPU), 6-0, 6⁴-6⁴ (Unfinished)
• Zala Dovnik (NSU) vs. Valentina Mokrova (HPU), 6-3, 4-6, 3-0 (Unfinished)
• Chantal Nosievici (NSU) vs. Marta Ruszczynska (HPU), 7-5, 4-6, 3-0 (Unfinished)
• No. 19 Nika Kozar (NSU) def. Rikona Murakami (HPU), 6-1, 6-0
   

Order of Finish: 6, 2, 1

UP NEXT: 
NSU will have a much-needed day off before getting a third crack at top-seeded Barry in the Final Four this Friday at 12 pm. For coverage, visit the schedule page on NSUSharks.com or follow the Sharks on Instagram and Twitter at @NSU_WTennis.