BRADENTON, Fla. – The second-ranked Nova Southeastern Women's Tennis team opened up the Sunshine State Conference Tournament in dominant fashion, taking down Embry-Riddle 4-0 at the IMG Academy Tennis Courts in Bradenton, Florida.

Records – No. 2 Nova Southeastern 20-2 | Embry-Riddle 11-7
Score – No. 2 Nova Southeastern 4 | Embry-Riddle 0
Location – IMG Academy Tennis Courts | Bradenton, Fla.
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DOUBLES
· Natalie Espinal and Fatima Bizhukova opened up doubles action by taking down Itxaso Blanco and Maja Issler 6-1.
· Diane Follin-Arbelet and Eva Goncharov sealed the doubles point for the Sharks by defeating Carla Cabero del Hierro and Sabrina Ehrenfort 6-2.
SINGLES
· Fatima Bizhukova earned a point for NSU, beating Christa Wira Hadipo [6-2, 6-1].
· Natalie Espinal was victorious in her singles matchup [6-3, 6-3] over Maja Issler.
· Karolina Snita sealed the match victory for the Sharks, defeating Carla Cabero del Hierro [6-4, 6-2].

Head Coach Doug Neagle - It was a good battle today against a tough Embry-Riddle team. The girls competed hard and that's all we ask!

No. 2 Nova Southeastern advance to the semi-finals of the Sunshine State Conference Tournament and will take on Lynn in Bradenton, Florida on Friday, April 21st at 2:00pm.