MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- Barry ran off its 15th straight win in beating No. 16 Indianapolis, 8-1, Saturday morning at Buccaneer Tennis Center.
The sixth-ranked Buccaneers are now 8-0 against nationally-ranked teams after winning all but the No. 3 singles match.
Barry's
Zuza Maciejewska and
Isabel Rapisarda Calvo both won singles matches against ranked opponents at the top two spots in the lineup, and
Ana Pain,
Sonja Larsen and
Karina Goia combined to win their Nos. 4-6 matches, surrendering a combined three games.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Barry 8, Indianapolis 1
Records: Barry 15-0, Indy 7-3
SUMMARY:
- Maciejewska beat third-ranked Hanna Volikova, 6-1, 6-1, at No. 1 singles. She and Verena Schmid ran past Bella Bergman and Mara Hofstetter, 8-1, at No. 2 doubles.
- Rapisarda Calvo defeated No. 47 Florence Renard, 6-4, 6-1, at No. 2 singles. She combined with Goia to hold on for an 8-6 win over Selenay Heper and Stephanie Hirsch at No. 3 doubles. Goia blanked Heper, 6-0, 6-0, at No. 6 singles.
- Pain beat Bergman, 6-1, 6-1, at No. 4 singles. She and Larsen beat Volikova and Renard, 8-3, at No. 1 doubles. Larsen beat Mara Hofstetter, 6-1, 6-0, at No. 5 singles.
NOTEWORTHY:
- Barry improved to 15-0 at No. 3 doubles this season.
- Maciejewska is 3-1 versus nationally-ranked singles opponents.
- Pain is within two wins of 50 career singles victories. She is tied for 16th on the school's all-time list. Larsen's 47 singles wins is tied for 18th.
ON THE HORIZON:
Barry begins a three-match road trip 4 p.m. Tuesday at Palm Beach Atlantic.
