DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The number three Barry University women's tennis team handed number nine Embry-Riddle its first loss of the season in a dominating 7-0 win. The sweep marks the Bucs third straight shutout in four days.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: #3 Barry 7, #9 ERAU 0
Records: #3 Barry (10-1, SSC 2-0), ERAU (12-1, SSC 3-1)
All-Time Series: Barry leads series 25-1
SUMMARY:
Doubles
- #18 Ailen Crespo / Louane Lutringer (Barry) def. Laura Cuesta Bret / Daniela Fernandez Junquera (ERAU) 6-2
- Jenifer Anger / Dana Heimen (Barry) def. Carlota Balseiro / Benedetta Sensi (ERAU) 6-4
- #50 Viktoriia Dema / Anastasia Nikolova (Barry) def. Mariana Cabrera / Ashley Moinard (ERAU) 6-4
Singles
- #6 Dana Heimen (Barry) def. Amelie Gindl (ERAU) 6-1, 6-3
- #32 Ailen Crespo (Barry) def. Laura Cuesta Bret (ERAU) 6-2, 6(7)-7, 1-0(7)
- Viktoriia Dema (Barry) def. Benedetta Sensi (ERAU) 3-6, 7-6(4), 1-0(5)
- #27 Alina Michalitsch (Barry) def. Daniela Fernandez Junquera (ERAU) 2-6, 6-2, 7-6(6)
- Louane Lutringer (Barry) def. Ashley Moinard (ERAU) 6-2, 6-0
- Jenifer Anger (Barry) def. Franziska Kremerskothen (ERAU) 6-1, 6-0
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Bucs secured the doubles point after winning all three flights, giving Barry a 1-0 advantage heading into singles play.
- In singles, Anger was the first to finish, adding on to the Bucs total with a decisive victory in where she allowed her opponent only one point in the first set.
- Lutringer followed shortly after with her own win, only letting up two points in the first set, putting the Bucs one point away from clinching the match, making the score 3-0 Barry.
- Heimen clinched the match for the Bucs in her own dominating performance, winning 6-1, 6-3.
- Dema then added to the Bucs total by defeating Sensi in a thrilling tiebreaker.
- Crespo was next to finish and also earned a victory in a tiebreaker against her opponent.
- Michalitsch was the final Bucs to finish, and her match also came down to a tiebreaker, which she won to give the Bucs the official sweep.
NOTEWORTHY:
- Anger, Lutringer, and Michalitsch have all moved to 7-0 in singles matches for the season after this match.
- Dema is now on a six-match win streak.
- In doubles, Dema and Nikolova are now on a six-match win streak.
- Lutringer and Crespo are right behind with a five-match win streak of their own.
- Heimen and Anger are also on a doubles win streak, winning four of their last five matches.
ON THE HORIZON
Next week on Friday, March 13th, the Bucs will face off against Catawba College at Rinker Athletic Campus in West Palm Beach, Fla.