FORT MYERS, Fla. --  The first-ranked Barry Buccaneers suffered their first loss of the season, losing 4-3 against the NCAA Division I Florida Gulf Coast Eagles in women's tennis action at the FGCU Tennis Complex on Saturday afternoon. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: No. 1 Barry 3, FGCU 4
Records: Barry (3-1), FGCU (5-3)

SUMMARY:

Doubles

1. Viktoriia Dema/Maria Tatarnikova (BARRY) def. Isabella Colmenares /Ashley Matz (FGCU) 6-4
2. Andrea Di Palma/Ailen Crespo (BARRY) def. Paloma Goldsmith/Nora Svensson (FGCU) 6-4
3. Anjali Kotecha /Francisca Vergara (FGCU) def. Dinara Alloiarova/Louane Lutringer (BARRY) 6-2

Singles

1. Isabella Colmenares (FGCU) def #1 Alina Michalitsch (BARRY) 6-4, 7-5
2. Ashley Matz (FGCU) def #28 Viktoriia Dema (BARRY) 6-7(1), 7-5, 7-6(1)
3. #10 Andrea Di Palma (BARRY) def. Anjali Kotecha (FGCU) 6-0, 6-3
4. Francisca Vergara (FGCU) def Louane Lutringer (BARRY) 6-2, 6-4
5. Dinara Alloiarova (BARRY) def. Nora Svensson (FGCU) 6-3, 6-1
6. Gabriela Macias (FGCU)def Ailen Crespo (BARRY) 6-4, 6-0

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Buccaneers played tough, winning two of the three doubles matches 
• #1 Alina Michalitsch and #10 Andrea Di Palma would play tough in their matches but while Michalitsch would fall in a set sweep, Di Palma achieved victory in her match with a set sweep of her own. 
• Louane Lutringer fell in her match in straight sets.
• Dinara Alloiarova kept it close and won both of her matches with a 6-3, and 6-1 score to end the game. 
• Ailen Crespo was the last of the Bucs to finish and would fall in a straight set sweep.

ON THE HORIZON

The Bucs will sail to Tampa to face their bitter rivals, the #20 ranked University of Tampa Spartans at the Naimoli-Young Family Tennis Center on Sunday, Feb. 16 at 9:00 a.m.