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Lucie Brun vs FSC
Michelle Murch
6
Winner Barry BARRY-W (16-1, SSC 5-0)
1
Eckerd ECKERD (10-4, SSC 1-4)
Winner
Barry BARRY-W
(16-1, SSC 5-0)
6
Final
1
Eckerd ECKERD
(10-4, SSC 1-4)

Match Recap: Women's Tennis | | Delilah Zapata

Women's Tennis Sails Past Eckerd to Stay Undefeated in Conference

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. --  The Barry University women's tennis team completed its fifth conference win this week against No. 23 Eckerd College, winning the match 6-1 to move the Bucs to a 16-1 record for the season and a perfect 5-0 record in the conference. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final:  #1 Barry 6, #23 Eckerd 1
Records: #1 Barry (16-1, SSC 5-0), #23 Eckerd (10-4, SSC 1-4)
All-Time Series: Barry leads series 38-0

SUMMARY:

Doubles

  1. #7 Ailen Crespo / Louane Lutringer (Barry) def. Olivia Lindastaf / Catherine Cole(Eckerd) 6-1
  2. Anastasia Nikolova / Viktoriia Dema (Barry) def. Fiona Ozra / Laura Ullrich (Eckerd) 6-1
  3. Alina Michalitsch / Dana Heimen (Barry) def. Valentina Bronzetti / Maialen Idiakez (Eckerd) 6-2

Singles

  1. #33 Olivia Lindstaf (Eckerd) def. #7 Dana Heimen (Barry) 6-3, 2-6, 1-0(9)
  2. #21 Viktoriia Dema (Barry) def. Camila Keller (Eckerd) 6-3, 6-0
  3. Louane Lutringer (Barry)) def. Sophia Johnson (Eckerd) 6-4, 6-2
  4. Anastasia Nikolova (Barry) def. Nicol Novak (Eckerd) 6-3, 6-2
  5. Lucie Brun (Barry) def. Allie Fernandini (Eckerd) 6-0, 6-1
  6. Juliana Sperb (Barry) def. Arianna Bettinelli (Eckerd) 6-3, 6-3

HOW IT HAPPENED:

  • Barry delivered a dominant performance in doubles, as the pairs of Crespo and Lutringer and Nikolova and Dema each earned commanding 6-1 victories, while Michalitsch and Heimen added a 6-2 win to give the Bucs early momentum and a 1-0 lead heading into singles.
  • Brun wasted no time extending the lead, cruising to a 6-0, 6-1 win over Fernandini. 
  • No. 21 Dema followed with an equally commanding 6-3, 6-0 victory, putting Barry just one point away from clinching the match 
  • Nikolova delivered the decisive point, defeating Novak 6-3, 6-2 to secure the team win for the Bucs.
  • Lutringer took down Johnson 6-4, 6-2, and Sperb handled Bettinelli 6-3, 6-3 to make the score 6-0 Barry.
  • To close out the match, No. 7 Heimen battled in a tightly contested matchup but fell in an upset to No. 33 Lindstaf. After dropping the first set 6-3, Heimen rallied to take the second 6-2, before ultimately coming up just short in the 10-point tiebreaker 1-0(9).

NOTEWORTHY:

  • The Bucs have never lost to Eckerd. 
  • Dema is the Buc with the most wins this year, with nine straight. 
  • With this win, Brun is now 7-1 in singles and has won six matches straight of her last seven. 
  • In doubles, the duo of Nikolova and Dema is now 10-0. 
  • The No. 7-ranked duo of Crespo and Lutringer is on a nine-match winning streak, winning nine of their last 10.

ON THE HORIZON

The Bucs will be back in action at home on Wednesday, April 1st, competing against Keiser University at the Buccaneer Tennis Center at 2:00 pm.

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