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Woman's Tennis vs Missouri Western
Ed Habershaw
0
Missouri Western MWSU (15-7)
4
Winner Barry BARRY-W (25-0)
Missouri Western MWSU
(15-7)
0
Final
4
Barry BARRY-W
(25-0)
Winner

Match Recap: Women's Tennis | | Ed Habershaw

Women's Tennis' Quest for Sixth Straight Starts with 4-0 Win in Round of 16

Buccaneers sweep four points against Griffons

ORLANDO, Fla. --  The top-ranked and top-seeded Barry University Buccaneers swept 35th-ranked and 16th-seeded Missouri Western State University Griffons in the first round of the 2023 NCAA Division II Women's Tennis Championships at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Florida. The Buccaneers did not drop a set in their Round of 16 meeting with the Griffons. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: No. 1 Barry 4, No. 35 Missouri Western 0
Records: Barry (25-0), Missouri Western (15-7)
Series: Buccaneers win the first-ever meeting with the Griffons in women's tennis.

SUMMARY:

Doubles

  1. Dinara Alloiarova / Angela Leweurs (BU) vs. Anya Chavez / Nicole Donnelly (MWSU) 3-3, unf.
  2. Nathalia Gasparin / Deniz Khazan (BU) def. Izzi MacGibbon / Anais Peralta Criado (MWSU) 6-0
  3. Daniela Farfan / Xiyao Wang (BU) def. Lucia Casas Blas / Ariella Curci (MWSU) 6-3

Singles

  1. #19 Dinara Alloiarova (BU) def. #38 Izzi MacGibbon (MWSU) 6-4, 6-3
  2. #16 Daniela Farfan (BU) vs. #35 Anya Chavez (MWSU) 6-1, 5-4, unf.
  3. #39 Xiyao Wang (BU) vs. Lucia Casas Blas (MWSU) 7-6(1), 2-4, unf.
  4. Selina Pichler (BU) vs. Cristina Granero Boj (MWSU) 7-5, 2-1, unf.
  5. #63 Clara Versier (BU) def. Anais Peralto Criado (MWSU) 6-1,6-1
  6. Angela Leweurs (BU) def. Ariella Curci (MWSU) 6-1, 6-4

HOW IT HAPPENED:

  • The Buccaneers took two doubles matches quickly while leaving the third unfinished with a 3-3 score at first.
  • Needing just three singles victories to complete the win, Clara Versier got the first at fifth singles.
  • Dinara Alloiarova followed with a straight-set win at first singles.
  • Angela Leweurs won the clinching point with her 6-1, 6-4 decision at sixth singles.
  • Alloiarova and Leweurs had a 3-3 score at first doubles that went unfinished.
  • Nathalie Gasparin and Deniz Khazan had the first win of the morning with a 6-0 at second doubles.
  • Daniela Farfan and Xiyao Wang clinched the doubles point with their 6-3 final at third.

COACH'S CORNER (Quoting head coach Avi Kigel):

"It was a good match; surprised by the level of play by Missouri, it's actually better than I expected. I don't think we played our best tennis, but it was good enough to move forward. We usually never play our best tennis in the first day, but just happy we're able to get out of here in two hours and we're ready for tomorrow - whoever it's going to be."

NOTEWORTHY:

  • For Barry, it is their sixth in a row and the 26th time overall to advance to the NCAA quarterfinals. 
  • The Bucs have now won a school-record 87 straight matches, dating back to 2019. 
  • Barry has won seven national championships, including the last five in a row.
  • The Buccaneers became the first D-II women's tennis team to win five straight titles from 2017-22, with back-to-back title in 2017 and 2018, and 2021 and 2022, all being undefeated seasons.
  • The 30-0 record in 2017 is the best perfect season ever at Barry.
  • All seven titles have come under head coach Avi Kigel in the last 12 years.

ON THE HORIZON

Top-seeded Barry University advances to face ninth-seeded Cameron in a quarterfinal match with first serves at 4 p.m. at the USTA National Campus.

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