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NSU beats Southwest Baptist, will face Hawaii Pacific on Wednesday at 4 p.m.

Needing less than two hours to do so, the fourth-seeded Nova Southeastern women's tennis team punched its ticket to the Elite Eight with a commanding 4-0 win over No. 13 seed Southwest Baptist on Tuesday afternoon at the NCAA Division II Championships. The Sharks will now advance to meet fifth-seeded Hawaii Pacific on Wednesday at 4 p.m.  

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:

Score: Nova Southeastern 4, Southwest Baptist 0

Records: Nova Southeastern (24-3), Southwest Baptist (17-9)

Location: Sanlando Park | Altamonte Springs, Fla.

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HOW IT HAPPENED:

DOUBLES:

The Sharks needed only about 30 minutes to secure the doubles point, as Courts 1 and 3 cleaned up with 6-1 victories while Court 2 was on the verge of a win of its own.

• No. 2 Natalie Espinal/Chantal Nosievici (NSU) def. No. 25 Diana Cabrera/Paula Ballesteros (SBU), 6-1
• Julie Razafindranaly/Nika Kozar (NSU) vs. Elsa Pascual/Ghada Dirninger (SBU), 5-3 (Unfinished)
• Karolina Snita/Zala Dovnik (NSU) def. Lola Cincunegui/Giselle Garcia (SBU), 6-1

Order of Finish: 1,3

 SINGLES:

NSU dropped a total of one set throughout singles play. Nika Kozar built the Sharks' lead to 2-0 with an impressive 6-0, 6-0 win on Court 6. Karolina Snita followed with a dominant 6-1, 6-1 victory before Natalie Espinal clinched the Sweet 16 win with another 6-1, 6-1 decision.

• No. 4 Julie Razafindranaly (NSU) vs. Diana Cabrera (SBU), 6-7 (4-7) (Unfinished)
• No. 2 Natalie Espinal (NSU) def. Paula Ballesteros (SBU), 6-1, 6-1
• No. 44 Karolina Snita (NSU) def. Elsa Pascual (SBU), 6-1, 6-1
• Zala Dovnik (NSU) vs. Ghada Dirninger (SBU), 6-2, 4-2 (Unfinished)
• Diane Follin-Arbelet (NSU) vs. Lola Cincunegui (SBU), 6-0, 3-4 (Unfinished)
• No. 19 Nika Kozar (NSU) def. Giselle Garcia (SBU), 6-0, 6-0

   

Order of Finish: 6,3,2

UP NEXT:

In a rematch of an April 15th contest in which NSU won 4-1, the Sharks will square off against Hawaii Pacific on Wednesday with a chance to reach the Final Four. For coverage, visit the schedule page on NSUSharks.com or follow the Sharks on Instagram and Twitter at @NSU_WTennis. 

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