BRADENTON, Fla. -- Barry University's top-ranked women's tennis team beat No. 27 Florida Tech, 5-0, in the Sunshine State Conference quarterfinals at IMG Academy Thursday.

Second-ranked Sonja Larsen sealed the deal at No. 3 singles after Julie Razafindranaly gave Barry a 4-Love lead with her No. 5 singles victory. The Buccaneers swept doubles for the 17th time this season.

 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Barry 5, Florida Tech 0
Records: Barry (21-0), Florida Tech (14-7)

DOUBLES:

• Fourth-ranked Verena Schmid and Larsen cruised to an 8-1 win over Mariana Castaneiras and Erin Egoroff at No. 1.
• Forty ninth-ranked Zuza Maciejewska and Carolin Schmidt won the by the same score over Lauren Stuckey and Maria Chun at No. 3. That made it 2-0.
• Forty fifth-ranked Hannah Seizer and Razafindranaly finished off the sweep with an 8-3 win over Kayla Hergott and Caroline Walter at the No. 2 spot.

SINGLES:

• Razafindranaly rolled past Castaneiras, 6-1, 6-1, at No. 5 to move Barry within a point of clinching.
• Second-ranked Larsen beat Egoroff, 6-4, 6-1, at No. 3 for the fifth clinching point.

NOTEWORTHY:

• Razafindranaly and Larsen both won their 18th singles matches of the season.
• Barry improved to 59-3 in doubles.
• The Bucs are 10-0 against nationally-ranked teams.
• The Buccaneers are 3-0 on neutral courts.

ON THE HORIZON:

Barry will play No. 9 Saint Leo in the semifinals 10 a.m. Friday.

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