ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. -- The No. 1 nationally-ranked, No. 1 seeded Barry Buccaneers defeated No. 35 nationally-ranked, No. 16 seeded St. Thomas Aquinas 4-0 in round of 16 of women's tennis action at the NCAA Division II women's tennis championship at Sanlando Park on Wednesday morning.
Final: No. 1 Barry 4, No. 35 St. Thomas Aquinas 0
Records: Barry (23-1), STAC (15-6)
Series: Barry leads 2-0
SUMMARY:
Doubles
- #15 Ailen Crespo / Andrea Di Palma (BARRY) def. Courtney Fyvie / Elita Silin (STAC) 6-1
- #45 Maria Tatarnikova / Viktoriia Dema (BARRY) def. Kateryna Kryuchkova / Sun Zhouxuan (STAC) 6-2
- Dinara Alloiarova / Louanne Lutringer (BARRY) vs Mar Caneves Bufi / Elise Semmartin (STAC) 4-3 (unf)
Singles
- #5 Alina Michalitsch (BARRY) def Courtney Fyvie (STAC) 6-1, 6-0
- #15 Viktoriia Dema (BARRY) def Elita Silins (STAC) 6-3, 6-1
- Louanne Lutringer (BARRY) vs. Kateryna Kryuchkova (STAC) 6-1, 3-1 (unf)
- #52 Dinara Alloiarova (BARRY) vs. Elise Semmartin (STAC) 6-3, 5-1 (unf)
- #31 Angela Leweurs (BARRY) vs. Mar Caneves Bufi (STAC) 6-2, 2-2 (unf)
- Ailen Crespo (BARRY) def Sun Zhuoxuan (STAC) 6-0, 6-0
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The doubles point quickly went to the Buccaneers as they won at the top two flights.
- Crespo quickly shutout Zhouxuan 6-0, 6-0 at #6.
- Fifth-ranked Michalitsch dispatched Fyvie 6-1, 6-0 at the top flight.
- The clinch came at #5 as #15 Dema beat Silins 6-3, 6-1.
- The remaining matches remained unfinished, with Barry up a set in all three.
NOTEWORTHY:
- Barry advanced to the national quarterfinals for the eighth straight year and 28th time overall since 1996.
- Barry has won eight NCAA Division II national championships, tied with Armstrong Atlantic for the most.
- It was the second straight meeting with the Spartans in the first round of the nationals.
- The win was the 103rd for the Bucs in NCAA Tournament play, most of any school (Armstrong Atlantic had 92, Lynn has 84 for the second-highest active mark).
- The win marked the 100th dual match singles wins for the Bucs this year, as they improved to 100-17 (.854).
ON THE HORIZON:
The Bucs advance to the national quarterfinals against the #17 Point Loma Sea Lions, who advanced with a 4-1 win over #33 Augustana, at 9:00 am on Thursday.