DAVIE, Fla. -- Steve Schram admitted he was a little nervous about it going in. Well, the Buccaneers assistant coach didn't have to fret too long as the No. 3-ranked women's team in the country took care of business in a 7-2 win at No. 24 Nova Southeastern Tuesday in Schram's return to his old stomping grounds.

"It's always good to be back here," said Schram, a former head coach at Nova Southeastern, whom he guided to a consistent Top 15 program in such a short time. "We had a great three years. We were Top 5 in the country at one point. To come back here to share those memories was just awesome."

Especially after he and the Bucs picked up another win in what is shaping up to a challenging week with two more matches on the docket. The Sharks forfeited two matches at their bottom spots in both doubles and singles, but the play of Verena Schmid and Sonja Larsen, coupled with the always-game Julie Razafindranaly and some more steady doubles play from Zuza Maciejewska and Carolin Schmidt was all the medicine this Barry team needed to remain unscathed.

"It took the first four or five games to really get our feet wet, but after the first four or five games I felt like we really took over in doubles," Schram said. "The girls are just outstanding. They know where to be on the court. They know where to hit the serves and where to volley, and I think that really helps us out a lot." 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Barry 7, Nova Southeastern 2
Records: Barry (16-0, 7-0 SSC), Nova Southeastern (5-11, 3-4 SSC)
 

DOUBLES:

• After Hannah Seizer and Razafindranaly picked up the forfeit win at No. 3 pairs, the Bucs extended the lead to 2-0 when ninth-ranked Larsen and Schmid took down 25th-ranked Daniella Obando and Andrea Ivanovic, 8-4, at the top position.
• Schmidt and Maciejewska won by the same score at the No. 2 pairs spot when they beat Ana Navas and Isabella Lowrey to complete the sweep.

SINGLES:

• Barry picked up its fourth point at the No. 6 singles spot as the 66th-ranked Maciejewska claimed a win by default when the Sharks forfeited.
• No. 67-ranked Razafindranaly coasted to a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Alexandra Yeardley at No. 4 singles to secure the victory for the Bucs. 
• The Sharks picked up a point at No. 5 singles to make it 5-1.
• Top-ranked Larsen remained unbeaten with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Ivanovic at the No. 2 spot in the lineup to bump the lead to 6-1.
• Schmid, the 56th-ranked player in the country, delivered a big win over 32nd-ranked Navas, 6-4, 6-2, at No. 1 for the Bucs' final point.
• NSU's remaining point came at the No. 3 singles position.

NOTEWORTHY:

• Schram was 46-19 at the helm of Nova Southeastern, rising to as high as No. 4 in the country in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings, in his three years in Davie.
• Schmid picked up her first win over a ranked opponent this season.
• Larsen and Schmid and Razafindranaly and Seizer both improved to 15-0 as doubles combinations.
• Larsen and Schmid won their first pairs match over a ranked duo.
• Larsen recorded her 75th career singles victory in her four years with the Bucs. She is 6-0 at the No. 2 position this season.
• Razafindranaly and Larsen are both 7-0 in Sunshine State Conference singles matches.

ON THE HORIZON:

Barry will play No. 9 Academy of Art 1 p.m. Thursday at Fee Avenue Park in Melbourne, Fla. The Bucs return home to host No. 14 Florida Southern 11 a.m. Saturday.

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING:

"I'm so happy to be a part of Barry, and the tradition we have going on here. It's a very special team this year."

                -- Bucs assistant coach Steve Schram

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