MIAMI SHORES, Fla. --  The Barry University women's tennis team hosted No. 8-ranked NAIA Keiser University, falling 4-2 in a tightly contested match to for its first home loss of the 2026 season.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final:  (DII) #1 Barry 2, (NAIA) #8 Keiser 4
Records: #1 Barry (16-2), #23 Keiser (13-1)
All-Time Series: Barry leads series 16-1

SUMMARY:

Doubles

1. #2 Violet Apisah / Patricia Apisah (Keiser) def. #10 Ailen Crespo / Louane Lutringer (Barry) 6-3
2. Dana Heimen / Jenifer Anger (Barry)  def. Ella Sahnis / Aline Aveiro (Keiser) 6-3
3. Viktoriia Dema / Anastasia Nikolova (Barry) def. Alexandra Melnikova / Lena Couto (Keiser) 6-4

Singles

1. #17 Alexandra Melnikova (Keiser) def. Louane Lutringer (Barry) 6-3, 4-6, 6-1
2. Patricia Apisah (Keiser) def. Jenifer Anger (Barry) 3-6, 7-5, 6-1
3. Ella Sahnis (Keiser) vs Anastasia Nikolova (Barry) 7-6(4), 6(3)-7, 3-2, Unfinished
4. Lucie Brun (Barry) def. #74 Lena Couto (Keiser) 6-1, 6-1
5. Aline Aveiro (Keiser) def. Juliana Sperb (Barry) 6-0, 6-4
6. Veronika Grydnieva (Keiser) def. Makayla Whalen (Barry) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Barry opened the match with strong momentum, securing wins in the bottom two doubles flights to clinch the doubles point and take an early 1-0 lead heading into singles play.
• On court four, Brun extended the advantage with a dominant 6-1, 6-1 victory over No. 74 Couto, putting Barry ahead 2-0. 
• Keiser responded on court five, as Aveiro defeated Sperb 6-0, 6-4 to get the Seahawks on the board. 
• The momentum continued to swing in Keiser's favor when Apisah battled past Anger in a three-set match on court two, 3-6, 7-5, 6-1, evening the match at 2-2. 
• On court one, Lutringer jumped out to a strong start against No. 17 Melnikova, taking the first set 6-3. However, Melnikova rallied to claim the second set 6-4 and dominated the deciding set 6-1 to give Keiser its first lead of the match.
• The Seahawks sealed the victory on court six, where Grydnieve defeated Whalen in three sets, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.2. 
• With the match clinched for Keiser the final match on court three between Nikolova and Sahnis was left Unifinished. 

NOTEWORTHY:

• This is the Bucs first loss to Keiser. 
• Brun is on a seven match win streak wining eight of her last nine.
• The doubles duo of Anger and Heimen is on an eight match win streak.
• Also in doubles Dema and Nikolova are undefeated for the season 

ON THE HORIZON

Barry returns to action on Saturday, April 4, as they host their sixth conference match up of the season against No. 47 Tampa at the Buccaneer Tennis Center.