Nova Southeastern University Athletics

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The six-seeded Nova Southeastern University women's tennis team competed in the NCAA Division II South Regional Tournament hosted by conference foe Embry-Riddle. The Sharks opened tournament play on Friday afternoon with a 4–2 victory over the third-seeded West Florida Argonauts to advance to the second round. Nova Southeastern then defeated the second-seeded Embry-Riddle Eagles, 4–1, to punch its ticket to their fifth consecutive NCAA DII National Tennis Tournament.

Records: #6-seed Nova Southeastern 17-7 | #3-seed West Florida 23-5
Score: No. 4 Nova Southeastern 4 | No. 2 West Florida 2
Location: Daytona Beach, Fla. | Crotty Tennis Complex
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Doubles

• Carlota Verdu and Sandra Recuenco opened doubles play with a 6-1 victory over Kristyna Hranacova and Katja Markus at No. 1 doubles.
• Sophie Smith and Kylie Kochis followed with a 6-4 win against Jana Boegner and Priscila Janikian to secure the doubles point for West Florida.
• Chloe Henderson and Noemie Dadoun trailed Ali Midori Da Silva and Guadalupe Martinez 5-4 before the match went unfinished.

Singles

• Kristyna Hranacova earned a dominant straight-sets victory at No. 1 singles, defeating Carlota Verdu 6-2, 6-0.
• Katja Markus was locked in a battle with Sandra Recuenco, leading 7-6 (7-5), 2-6, 4-5 before the match went unfinished.
• Chloe Henderson secured a strong 6-4, 6-4 victory over Ali Midori Da Silva at No. 3 singles.
• Noemie Dadoun battled through three sets to defeat Guadalupe Martinez 6-4, 5-7, 6-3.
• Jana Boegner fell to Alberte Joergensen in a hard-fought match, 7-6 (7-2), 6-1.
• Amina Sagadiyeva clinched the match for the Sharks with a 7-6 (7-4), 6-4 victory over Sophie Smith.

Records: #6-seed Nova Southeastern 18-7 | #2-seed Embry-Riddle 23-3
Score: No. 4 Nova Southeastern 4 | No. 3 Embry-Riddle 1
Location: Daytona Beach, Fla. | Crotty Tennis Complex
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Doubles

• Daniela Fernandez and Benedetta Sensi opened doubles play with a 6-4 victory over Noemie Dadoun and Chloe Henderson at No. 2 doubles.
• Mariana Cabrera and Ashley Moinard followed with a 6-3 win against Jana Boegner and Priscila Janikian to secure the doubles point for Embry-Riddle.
• Kristyna Hranacova and Katja Markus held a 4-3 lead over Laura Cuesta Bret and Amelie Gindl before the match went unfinished.

Singles

• Kristyna Hranacova earned a dominant straight-sets victory at No. 1 singles, defeating Amelie Gindl 6-2, 6-1.
• Katja Markus battled through three sets to defeat Laura Cuesta Bret 6-2, 4-6, 6-3.
• Chloe Henderson secured another three-set victory, defeating Benedetta Sensi 6-2, 4-6, 6-2.
• Noemie Dadoun was locked in a battle with Daniela Fernandez, trailing 6-7 (1-7), 3-6, 3-4 before the match went unfinished.
• Jana Boegner fought back after dropping the first set and led Ashley Moinard 4-6, 7-6 (7-0), 1-0 before play was halted.
• Amina Sagadiyeva clinched the match for Nova Southeastern with a commanding 6-2, 6-0 victory over Franzi Kremerskothen.

The Sharks will continue their postseason run in Surprise, Arizona, at the Surprise Tennis & Racquet Complex, where they will await NCAA reseeding to determine their next opponent. To stay up to date on Sharks Women's Tennis, be sure to follow the team on Instagram and X at NSU_WTennis.

To stay up-to-date on Sharks Tennis, be sure to follow on Instagram & X at NSU_WTennis.