TAMPA, Fla.—The fifth-ranked Barry University women's tennis team (8-6, 4-4 SSC) has advanced to the semi-final round of the Sunshine State Conference Championship tournament on Thursday afternoon.  The Bucs upset the fourth-ranked Rollins College, 5-2 in the first round of the championship.

 

The Bucs won the doubles matches in the number one and two positions with the power-stacked duo of Ildiko Csordas and Berit Peterson's 8-5 win over Marnie Mahler and Tasi Purcell, while freshmen Laime Contreras and Saskia Kruse defeated Sonia Bernal and Mai-Han Nguyen, 8-5. Bucs Svetlana Konyashkina and Helen Wisniewski lost a tie breaker to Anastasiya Shevchenko and Silvia Frandji, 9-8, 7-5.

 

Victories for the Bucs in the number one, four and six spots in singles was enough to end the match for the day.  At number one, Csordas defeated Purcell, 6-2, 6-2.  Barry's Kruse won her match against Shevchenko at number four, 6-2, 6-2, while freshmen Konyashkina shut out the Tars' Nguyen, 6-0, 6-0.  Wisniewski stepped in at the number two position and was defeated by Mahler, 6-1, 6-2.  Freshmen Peterson and Contreras' matches were unfinished at number three and five respectively.

 

The #1 Lynn University Fighting Knights defeated the #8 Eckerd College Tritons 5-0 in the first round today.  The Bucs will face the Knights on Fri., Apr. 20 at 2:30 p.m. for the semi-final round.

 

 

 

 

Tennis Match Results

 

 Singles competition

1. Ildiko Csordas (BUW) def. Tasi Purcell (RCW) 6-2, 6-2

2. Marnie Mahler (RCW) def. Helen Wisniewski (BUW) 6-1, 6-2

3. Sonia Bernal (RCW) vs. Berit Peterson (BUW) 6-3, 0-4, unfinished

4. Saskia Kruse (BUW) def. AnastasiyaShevchenko (RCW) 6-2, 6-2

5. Silvia Frandji (RCW) vs. Laime Contreras (BUW) 6-4, 2-2, unfinished

6. Svetlana Konyashkina (BUW) def. Mai-Han Nguyen (RCW) 6-0, 6-0

 

 Doubles competition

1. Ildiko Csordas/Berit Peterson (BUW) def. Marnie Mahler/Tasi Purcell (RCW) 8-5

2. Laime Contreras/Saskia Kruse (BUW) def. Sonia Bernal/Mai-Han Nguyen (RCW) 8-5

3. AnastasiyaShevchenko/Silvia Frandji (RCW) def. Svetlana Konyashkina/Helen Wisniewski (BUW) 9-8 (7-5)

 

Match Notes:

Barry 10-6; National ranking #18

Rollins 19-4; National ranking #15

SSC Tournament