Box Score WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Barry women's tennis team did not drop a set Tuesday in its sweep at Palm Beach Atlantic's Gornto Tennis Center.
The sixth-ranked Buccaneers lost only one game in the three doubles matches, and 22nd-ranked
Sonja Larsen and
Verena Schmid each won their singles matches by 6-0, 6-0 shutouts to clinch the victory. Schmid rolled over Taylor Conti at No. 2 in the first singles match to finish, and Larsen defeated Michaela Mignemi at the No. 4 position.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Barry 9, Palm Beach Atlantic 0
Records: Barry 16-0, 4-0 SSC; PBA 9-7, 1-3 SSC
SUMMARY:
- Only Ana Pain and Larsen surrendered a game in doubles, beating Leoni Polzin and Taylor Conti, 8-1, at the No. 1 position. Zuza Maciejewska and Schmid blanked Romina Bolagay and Mignemi, 8-Love, at No. 2, and Isabel Rapisarda Calvo and Karina Goia were 8-0 winners over Michala Burns and Dezi Bowman at No. 3.
- Maciejewska, the second-ranked player in the South Region, beat Polzin, 6-2, 6-1, at No. 1 singles. That gave Barry a 6-0 lead.
- Goia coasted to a 6-1, 6-1 win over Maja Jovic at No. 5 singles.
- Rapisarda Calvo, who is ranked No. 11 in the South Region, put the Bucs ahead, 8-0, when she finished off Bolagay, 6-1, 6-3, at No. 2 singles.
- Mara Cerini finished the sweep with her 6-4, 6-3 win over Florencia Roncatti at No. 6 singles.
NOTEWORTHY:
- Barry has 11 sweeps this season, including eight by the 9-0 variety.
- Cerrini, Goia and Larsen all remained unbeaten in snigles.
- Maciejewska improved to 15-0 in doubles.
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING:
"We won everything up to now, so we are very confident. The atmosphere is very good on the team, and the coaches do a good job as well. We are working hard to get that ring."
-- Bucs newcomer Verena Schmid
ON THE HORIZON:
Barry plays at Tampa 11 a.m. Saturday.