ORLANDO, Fla. - The second-ranked Nova Southeastern Women's Tennis team advanced to the national quarterfinals of the NCAA Division II National Championship tournament, defeating 15th-seeded Drury (4-0) on Friday evening from the USTA Tennis Complex.  

Scores – No. 2 Nova Southeastern 4 | No. 15 Drury 0 

Records – No. 2 Nova Southeastern 24-3 | No. 15 Drury 17-6 

Location – USTA Tennis Complex | Orlando, Fla.  

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Doubles 

Natalie Espinal and Fatima Bizhukova continued their dominant run and opened up doubles play with a 6-3 victory over Eremina and Samberger 

Julie Razafindranaly and Karolina Snita sealed the doubles point with a 6-2 win over Abazi and Jedrychowski.  

Singles 

Julie Razafindranaly began singles play with a [6-2, 6-0] win over Jedrychowski 

Natalie Espinal followed with a [6-0, 6-4] victory against Kuehnle 

Fatima Bizhukova defeated Abazi [6-1, 6-0], sealing the Sharks' NCAA National Tournament win.  

Head Coach Doug Neagle - "It was a great atmosphere playing under the lights on Friday night. Drury is a solid team that fights hard, so it's nice to advance."


No. 2 Nova Southeastern takes on the winner of No. 7 Columbus State and No. 10 St. Mary's at 7 p.m. on Friday evening from the USTA Tennis Complex. To stay up-to-date on Sharks Women's Tennis, be sure to follow on Instagram and Twitter at NSU_WTennis.