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Viktoriia Dema vs Florida Southern
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Valdosta State VSU (6-4)
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Winner Barry BARRY-W (14-1)
Valdosta State VSU
(6-4)
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Final
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Barry BARRY-W
(14-1)
Winner

Match Recap: Women's Tennis | | Delilah Zapata

Women’s Tennis Cruises to 6-1 Triumph Over Valdosta State

MIAMI SHORES, Fla. --  The No. 1 Barry University women's tennis team capped off an undefeated week at home with a 6-1 victory over No. 15 Valdosta State in its fourth match of the week.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final:  #1 Barry 6, #15 Valdosta 1
Records: #1 Barry (14-1), #15 Valdosta (6-4)
All-Time Series: Barry leads series 22-4

SUMMARY:

Doubles

  1. Dana Heimen / Jenifer Anger (Barry) def. Lena Beckx / Milica Prokic (VSU) 6-0
  2. #16 Ailen Crespo / Louane Lutringer (Barry) def. Charleigh Fay / Ivana Castillo (VSU) 6-1
  3. Viktoriia Dema / Anastasia Nikolova (Barry) def. Kitti Nemeth / Carmelle Vial (VSU) 6-1

Singles

  1. #31 Viktoriia Dema (Barry) def. Lena Beckx (VSU) 7-6(3), 6-2 
  2. #8 Dana Heimen (Barry) def. Milica Prokic (VSU) 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
  3. #35 Ivana Castillo (VSU) def. Louane Lutringer (Barry) 7-6(5), 4-6, 1-0(8)
  4. #30 Alina Michalitsch (Barry) def. Charleigh Fay (VSU) 6-2, 6-1
  5. Anastasia Nikolova (Barry) def. Carmelle Vial (VSU) 6-4, 6-3
  6. Lucie Brun (Barry) def. Ena Arnautovic (VSU) 4-6, 6-0, 1-0(3)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

  • Barry started on a high note, winning all three doubles flights simultaneously to give the Bucs the lead heading into singles. 
  • The No. 30-ranked Michalitsch carried that momentum into singles, defeating Fay in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1, to give the Bucs a 2-0 advantage.
  • Dema ranked No. 31, followed with a strong performance of her own, defeating Beckx in a first-set tiebreaker, 7-6(3), before closing out the match 6-2 in the second set, putting Barry one point away from clinching the victory. 
  • The Number Eight-ranked Heimen secured the win for the Bucs in comeback fashion, dropping the first set 2-6 before dominating the next two sets 6-2, 6-2 against Prokic. 
  • Lutringer faced a tough match against No. 65-ranked Castillo, losing the first set in a tiebreaker 7-6(7). She responded with a 6-4 win in the second set but ultimately fell in a 10-point tiebreaker, 1-0(8), giving Valdosta State its only point of the match. 
  • Nikolova extended Barry's lead with a solid 6-4, 6-3 victory over Vial.
  • Brun was the final Buc to finish, bouncing back after dropping the first set 6-4. She dominated the second set 6-0 and sealed the match with a 10-point tiebreaker win, 1-0(3). 

NOTEWORTHY:

  • Michalitsch and Dema are 8-0 for the season in singles. 
  • Also in singles, Heimen is on a five-match win streak. 
  • In doubles, the No. 16-ranked duo of Crespo and Lutringer is continuing their dominant run, winning nine of their last ten matches. 
  • The doubles duo of Nikolova and Dema is also on its own winning run, staying undefeated for the season. 
  • The Bucs have not lost to Valdosta since the 2008 spring season. 

ON THE HORIZON

The Bucs will be back in action next week, on Saturday, March 28th, when they face Saint Leo in their fourth conference match of the season at the Saint Leo Tennis Center in St. Leo, Fla.

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