TAMPA, Fla. -- Barry University's women's tennis team kept pace in the front of the pack in the Sunshine State Conference after beating host Tampa, 8-1, Saturday.
The No. 3-ranked Buccaneers remained perfect at the No. 3 doubles, and the Nos. 4 and 5 singles positions this season. Barry swept the Nos. 1 and 3 doubles matches, and its three ranked singles players at the top of the lineup,
Zuza Maciejewska,
Isabel Rapisarda Calvo and
Sonja Larsen, all won in straight sets.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Barry 8, Tampa 1
Records: Barry 17-0, 5-0 SSC; Tampa 6-4, 2-3 SSC
SUMMARY:
- Dasha Salnikova returned to the lineup after a two-week layoff, pairing up with Rapisarda Calvo for an 8-0 win at No. 3 doubles.
- Maciejewska and Verena Schmid also won by an 8-Love score, beating Caroline Lozo and Emily Hewland at the No. 1 position. Barry's 18th-ranked Ana Pain and Larsen won 8-4 over Lilley Nice and Maddie Stephens at No. 2 doubles.
- Maciejewska, ranked No. 7 in singles, was a 6-4, 6-4 winner over Lozo at the top position.
- Rapisarda Calvo, who owns the No. 31 singles ranking, rolled to a 6-0, 6-1 win over Hewland at No. 2.
- Ranked 16th, Larsen defeated Nice, 6-1, 6-3.
- Schmid beat Stephens, 7-5, 6-3, at No. 4.
- Karina Goia defeated Ava Sowell, 6-3, 6-1, at No. 5.
NOTEWORTHY:
- Salnikova was paired with Rapisarda Calvo for the first time this season.
- Larsen moved within one victory of her 50th in her third season as a Buccaneer. She is tied for 15th on the school's all-time singles victories list.
- Maciejewska now is ranked No. 1 in school history in career doubles winning percentage at .919. She is 31-3 in pairs play in her two seasons as a Buccaneer.
ON THE HORIZON:
Barry plays at No. 25 Florida Southern 11 a.m. Sunday.
