MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- The No. 1 ranked Barry Buccaneers women's tennis team defeated the Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish 6-1 in their conference opener on Wednesday afternoon at the Buccaneer Tennis Center.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: No. 1 Barry 6, Palm Beach Atlantic 1
Records: Barry (1-0, 1-0 SSC), Palm Beach Atlantic (0-2, 0-1 SSC)
Series: Barry leads 15-0
SUMMARY:
Doubles
- Alina Michalitsch / Margaryta Malakhova (Barry) def. Si Karlsson Hantzis / Cecilia Peroni (PBA) 7-5
- Viktoriia Dema / Dinara Alloiarova (Barry) def. Alina Hoermann / Virginia Borja (PBA) 6-0
- Angela Leweurs / Maia Haumüller (Barry) def. Jasmine Williams / Frida Alsterhem (PBA) 6-2
Singles
- Alina Michalitsch (Barry) def. Jasmine Williams (PBA) 6-2, 6-1
- Si Karlsson Hantzis (PBA) def. Viktoriia Dema (Barry) 6-2, 7-6(3)
- Dinara Alloiarova (Barry) def. Alina Hoermann (PBA) 6-3, 6-3
- Maia Haumüller (Barry) def. Virginia Borja (PBA) 6-4, 6-4
- Angela Leweurs (Barry) def. Cecilia Peroni (PBA) 6-1, 6-0
- Margaryta Malakhova (Barry) def. Alessia Passerini (PBA) 6-2, 6-2
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Bucs swept through the doubles, starting the match up 1-0.
- Five of six Bucs won their singles matches in straight-sets.
- Alloiarova clinched the match for the Bucs at No. 3 singles.
- Hantzis was the lone Sailfish to win a match at No.2 singles.
NOTEWORTHY
- The Bucs have now won 22 straight season-openers, head coach Avi Kigel has never lost a season-opener as a coach for the Bucs.
- Barry's win streak extends to 91 games.
- The Bucs have now won 37 straight SSC regular season wins.
ON THE HORIZON
The Bucs will travel to Fort Meyers, Fla., tomorrow Feb. 8 to take on Florida Gulf Coast at the FGCU Tennis Complex.