ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. -- The No. 1 nationally-ranked, No. 1 seeded Barry Buccaneers defeated No. 42 nationally-ranked, No. 16 seeded St. Thomas Aquinas 4-0 in round of 16 of women's tennis action at the NCAA Division II Spring Sports Festival at Sanlando Park on Monday morning.
Final: No. 1 Barry 4, No. 42 St. Thomas Aquinas 0
Records: Barry (21-4), STAC (16-7)
Series: Barry leads 1-0.
SUMMARY:
Doubles
- #34 Viktoriia Dema/Dinara Alloiarova (BARRY) def. KaterynaKryuchkova/Viktoriia Pavlovets (STAC) 6-2
- Ailen Crespo/Clara Versier (BARRY) def. Jemima Parkinson/Elita Silin (STAC) 6-1
- Angela Leweurs/Nathalia Gasparin (BARRY) vs Amanda Kadiri/Samanta Villegas Robles (STAC) 4-3 (unf)
Singles
- #38 Alina Michalitsch (BARRY) def. Viktoriia Pavlovets (STAC) 6-3, 6-1
- #20 Viktoriia Dema (BARRY) def. Amanda Kadiri (STAC) 6-0, 6-3
- Ailen Crespo (BARRY) vs. Elise Semmartin (STAC) 6-3, 5-1, unfinished
- Dinara Alloiarova (BARRY) vs. Samanta Villegas Robles (STAC) 6-3, 5-3, unfinished
- Angela Leweurs (BARRY) vs. Elita Silins (STAC) 6-2, 4-5, unfinished
- #70 Clara Versier (BARRY) def. Kateryna Kryuchkova (STAC) 6-3, 6-2
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The doubles point quickly went to the Buccaneers as they won at the top two flights.
- Dema, ranked #20, shutdown Kadiri 6-0, 6-3 at the second singles flight.
- Versier continued to roll over opponents, winning 6-3, 6-2 over Kryuchkova at number six.
- Michalitsch, ranked #38, closed out the match 6-3, 6-1 over Pavlovets at the top flight.
- The remaining match remained unfinished, with Barry up a set in all three.
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING:
"I think we came in pretty confident, pretty energized and positive," Barry junior Dinara Alloiarova said. "So, I think we played really good."
NOTEWORTHY:
- Barry advanced to the national quarterfinals for the seventh straight year and 27th time overall since 1996.
- Barry has won eight NCAA Division II national championships, tied with Armstrong Atlantic for the most.
- Barry has won an NCAA-record six straight national titles.
- It was the first-ever meeting with the Spartans.
- Versier has now won 33 consecutive singles matches.
- Versier and Dema are tied with 16 singles wins for most on the team.
ON THE HORIZON:
The Bucs advance to the National quarterfinals against the #8Nebraska-Kearney Antelopes at 4:00 pm on Tuesday.