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Verena Schmid wins twice in 2017 NCAA quarters
Jim Hogue
Verena Schmid pulled out a three-set victory to clinch Barry's NCAA quarterfinals win over No. 1 BYU-Hawai'i.
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Winner Barry BARRY-WT (28-0)
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BYU-Hawaii BYUHWT (28-1)
Winner
Barry BARRY-WT
(28-0)
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Final
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BYU-Hawaii BYUHWT
(28-1)

Match Recap: Women's Tennis | | Jim McCurdy

No. 2 Women's Tennis Sinks No. 1 Seasiders

Bucs to meet No. 5 Armstrong in Friday's semifinals

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. -- Verena Schmid had never been in this position. Let's be clear about this, too -- it was a tall order.

Schmid, the 33rd-ranked player in the country, had to grind out a 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 victory over eighth-ranked Min Liu at No. 3 singles to give the second-ranked Buccaneers a 5-4 win over No. 1 BYU-Hawai'i in a battle of unbeatens in the NCAA Division II quarterfinals at Sanlando Park. 

Barry overcame a 2-1 doubles deficit by winning four of the six singles points to hand the Seasiders their only loss of the season in a match that had national championship written all over it.

"It was kind of a lot of pressure for all of us because we knew we had to win four singles, which is really (asking) a lot against really good players," Schmid said. "But we did it." 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Barry 5, BYU-Hawai'i 4
Records: Barry 28-0, BYU-Hawai'i 28-1

SUMMARY:

  • Barry's 21st-ranked Isabel Rapisarda Calvo lost the first-set tiebreaker to talented freshman Leah Heimuli before coming back to gut out a 6-7 (7-9), 6-2, 6-3 No. 4 singles match in a pivotal point for the Buccaneers. Rapisarda Calvo's win tied the match at 4-all.
  • Sonja Larsen's 6-0, 6-1 No. 6 singles victory over Jeong-Min Jeon tied the score at 2-2.
  • Ana Pain had her way with Michelle Li Sha Khoo, 6-0, 6-0, at No. 5 singles to put Barry ahead 3-2.
  • But the Seasiders won at Nos. 2 and 1 singles to regain control before Schmid pulled it out.
  • Schmid and Rapisarda Calvo provided Barry's lone doubles point when they beat Khoo and Jeon, 8-2, at the No. 3 position.

NOTEWORTHY:

  • Larsen broke the school record for singles victories in a season. Her 26 wins this year surpassed Gizella Turbock, who had 25 singles victories in 2002 and 2003.   
  • Schmid beat her third Top-10 nationally-ranked singles opponent of the season.
  •  Barry ended BYU-Hawai'i's season in the 2015 NCAA semifinals in Surprise, Arizona.

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING:

"The atmosphere was insane, all the people who were watching at the end, as well as the guys team, which is nice that they support as well. So the atmosphere was very good, but if you play, it's kind of (a lot of) pressure as well."
                    -- Sophomore Verena Schmid



ON THE HORIZON:

Barry will meet No. 5 Armstrong State in the NCAA semifinals 9 a.m. Friday at Sanlando Park. Follow the match via LIVE SCORING.

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