INDIANAPOLIS, IN. --  The Barry University women's Tennis team started off the 2026 ITA Indoor Championship on a high note today with a win against UIndy to move them to the semi-finals of the tournament. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final:  #1 Barry 7, UINDY 0
Records: UINDY (2-3); Barry (5-0)
All-Time Series: Barry leads 3-0

SUMMARY:

Doubles

1. Ailen Crespo / Louane Lutringer (Barry) def. Maelys Thiery-James / Magda Kornijczuk (UIndy) 6-1
2.  Jenifer Anger / Dana Heimen (Barry)  Silvia Zappoli / Liza Simak (UIndy) 5-2, Unfinished
3.  Viktoriia Dema / Anastasia Nikolova (Barry) def. Sofia Cardenas / Jimena De Pablos (UIndy) 6-0

Singles

1. #3 Dana Heimen (Barry) def. Maelys Thiery-James (UIndy) 6-1, 6-3
2. Ailen Crespo (Barry) def. Jimena De Pablos (UIndy) 7-5, 1-0, Unfinished
3. #18 Viktoriia Dema (Barry) def. Megda Kornijczuk (UIndy) Unfinished
4. #41 Alina Michalitsch (Barry) def. Silvia Zappoli (UIndy) Unfinished
5. Louane Lutringer (Barry) def. Liza Simak (UIndy) 6-0, 6-2
6. Jenifer Anger (Barry) def. Sofia Cardenas (UIndy) 6-3, 6-2

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Bucs won the top and bottom fights giving them the first point of the match 
• Barry started singles off up 1-0 
• Lutringer gave the Bucs their second point over UIndy with her 6-0, 6-2 win over Simak
• Heimen won her match second to put the Bucs one point away from clinching 
• Anger clinched the match for the Bucs with her win over Cardenas 6-3, 6-2 
• With the match clinched the rest of the singles matches were set to be unfinished 

NOTEWORTHY:

• The Bucs are on a 3-0 win match against UIndy 
• The Bucs have won three Indoor Championship in the past six years 
• Lutringer is on a 5-0 win streak in singles for the season 
• Anger is also on a 5-0 win streak in singles 

ON THE HORIZON

The Bucs will play West Alabama next in the second day of the Indoor Championship on Saturday, Feb. 20.