MIAMI SHORES, Fla.-- The third-ranked Barry Buccaneers continued their regular season stretch with another victory against the 23rd-ranked Wayne State Warriors on Sunday morning at the Buccaneer Tennis Center.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: No. 3 Barry 5, No. 23 Wayne State 0
Records: Barry (10-1), WSU (2-2)
Series: Buccaneers lead the series 2-0.
SUMMARY:
Doubles
- #4 Anais Ruyssen/Dea Gorgidze (WSU) def. Ailen Crespo/Alina Michalitsch (BARRY) 6-4
- Viktoriia Dema/Margaryta Malakhova (BARRY) def. Malak Arafat/Shantala Uzcategui (WSU) 6-4
- #29 Dinara Alloiarova/Maria Tatarnikova (BARRY) def. Justine Beaulieu/Dessyre Obedencio (WSU) 6-3
Singles
- #43 Viktoriia Dema (BARRY) def. #20 Anais Ruyssen (WSU) 6-3, 6-0
- #2 Alina Michalitsch (BARRY) def. #57 Malak Arafat (WSU) 4-6, 6-2, 10-5
- Dinara Alloiarova (BARRY) vs. Dea Gorgidze (WSU) 2-1, UF
- #65 Angela Leweurs(BARRY) def. Justine Beaulieu (WSU) 6-4, 6-4
- Ailen Crespo (BARRY) def. Shantala Uzcategui (WSU) 6-1, 6-2
- Maria Tatarnikova (BARRY) def. Dessyre Obedencio (WSU) 6-1, 6-0
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Buccaneers secured victories in Doubles #2 and #3, after dropping their first Doubles #1 match that ended in a win for the Warriors and their #4 ranked duo of Anais Ruyssen and Dea Gorgidze.
- Maria Tatarnikova started the day with a quick finish, sweeping her opponent and securing a 6-1, 6-0 victory.
- #43 Viktoriia Dema squared off against #20 Anais Ruyssen and handily bested her in a 6-3, 6-0 victory for the Bucs.
- Ailen Crespo finished her match in a dominant fashion, taking down her opponent, Shantala Uzcategui, in a 6-1,6-2 win.
- #18 Angela Leweurs closed out her match with Justine Beaulieu in 6-4 straight-set sweeps.
- #2 Alina Michalitsch fought hard in a tight battle against #57 Malak Arafat, Michalitsch fell in the first set 4-6, but stormed back to take victory in the second set 6-2, before bringing it home and ending the day with a roaring applause after her 10-5 victory in the third and final set.
- Singles Match #3 went unfinished.
ON THE HORIZON
The Bucs are heading to Orlando to face off against Mississippi College on March 13, the match begins at 3:30 pm at the UTSA Training Center.