ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Barry University women's tennis team wrapped up another day of competition in Orlando at the USTA Training Center, taking on Temple University and earning a decisive 7-0 victory. The clean sweep marks the Bucs second sweep of the week and their seventh sweep of the spring season, continuing an impressive run for the team.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Barry 7, Temple 0
Records: #3 Barry (9-1), Temple (5-5)
All-Time Series: Barry leads series 3-0
SUMMARY:
Doubles
- #18 Ailen Crespo / Louane Lutringer (Barry) def. T.Kawaratani Frasser / Maria Martinez (Temple) 6-2
- Jenifer Anger / Dana Heimen (Barry) vs. Irmak Ozturk / Tianni Zhou (Temple) 3-2, Unfinished
- #50 Viktoriia Dema / Anastasia Nikolova (Barry) def. M.Christoforidou / Yasmin Costa (Temple) 6-1
Singles
- #6 Dana Heimen (Barry) def. Irmak Ozturk (Temple) 6-1, 6-2
- Viktoriia Dema (Barry) def. M.Christoforidou (Temple) 6-4, 6-3
- #27 Alina Michalitsch (Barry) def. T.Kawaratani Frasser (Temple) 3-6, 6-4, 10-2
- Louane Lutringer (Barry) def. Yasmin Costa (Temple) 6-4, 7-6(6)
- Jenifer Anger (Barry) def. Tianni Zhou (Temple) 6-4, 6-4
- Lucie Brun (Barry) def. Nina Andreioni (Temple) 6-2, 7-5
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Dema and Nikolova gave the Bucs an early advantage in doubles with a quick 6-1 victory on the bottom flight.
- Crespo and Lutringer followed up shortly after, clinching the doubles point for Barry.
- With the point secured, the match on court two was left unfinished, and the Bucs entered the singles matches with a 1-0 lead.
- In singles, Heimen was the first to finish her match, adding another point to the score for Barry.
- Dema was next to finish her match, putting the Bucs just one point away from clinching the match.
- Anger sealed the victory for Barry by clinching the match point, making the score 4-0.
- Brun followed with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Andreoni, avoiding a tiebreaker, and extending the lead to 5-0 Barry.
- Michalitsch then defeated Frasser after dropping the first set and dominating the third set tiebreaker at 10-2.
- Lutringer was the final Bucs to finish, also defeating her opponent in a tiebreaker to complete the sweep.
NOTEWORTHY:
- Anger, Lutringer, and Michalitsch are all on a six-match win streak.
- Dema is not far behind as she is on a five-match win streak.
- As a duo, Crespo and Lutringer have won eight of their last nine matches, and they are currently on a four-match streak.
- Barry has never lost a match to Temple.
ON THE HORIZON
The Bucs will head to Daytona Beach, Fla., to compete against Embry-Riddle in their second conference match of the season on Saturday, March. 6th.