MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- The number one-ranked Barry University women's tennis team took on the number five-ranked Nova Southeastern and defeated them 5-2, to move the Bucs to 18-2 in the regular season and 8-0 in the conference.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: #1 Barry 5, #5 Nova 2
Records: #1 Barry (18-2, 7-0 SSC), #47 Tampa (13-5, 5-3 SSC)
All-Time Series: Barry leads series 37-4
SUMMARY:
Doubles
- #1 Kristyna Hranacova / Katja Markus (NSU) def. #9 Ailen Crespo / Louane Lutringer (Barry) 6-4
- Dana Heimen / Jenifer Anger (Barry) def. Noemie Dadoun / Chloe Henderson (NSU) 6-4
- Jana Boegner / Priscila Janikian (NSU) def. Viktoriia Dema / Anastasia Nikolova (Barry) 6-4
Singles
- #8 Dana Heimen (Barry) def #1 Kristyna Hranacova (NSU) 6-1, 6(4)-7, 7-6(5)
- #50 Ailen Crespo (Barry) def. #34 Katja Markus (NSU) 5-7, 6-4, 7-6(4)
- #15 Viktoriia Dema (Barry) def. Chloe Henderson (NSU) 6-1, 5-7, 6-3
- #33 Alina Michalitsch (Barry) def. Jana Boegner (NSU) 6-1, 6-0
- Louane Lutringer (Barry) def. Noemie Dadoun (NSU) 6-3, 6-3
- Amina Sagadiyava (NSU) def. Jenifer Anger (Barry) 7-6(2), 6-4
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Sharks struck first, taking victories in the top and bottom doubles flights for an early lead in singles play.
- No. 33 Michalitsch answered quickly for the Bucs, putting Barry on the board with a dominant 6-1, 6-0 win over Boegner.
- Lutringer followed with a steady performance, defeating Dadoun 6-3, 6-3 to give Barry its first lead of the match.
- Nova responded to even the score at 2-2, as Sagadiyava defeated Anger in a tight 7-6(2), 6-4 battle.
- No. 15 Dema then swung the momentum back in Barry's favor with a three-set victory over No. 28 Henderson, 6-1, 5-7, 6-3, to put the Bucs within one point of clinching the match.
- No. 50 Crespo sealed the victory for the Bucs, rallying for a 5-7, 6-4, 7-6(4) upset over No. 34 Markus.
- Number eight Heimen closed out the day with another statement win, completing Barry's second upset with a hard-fought 6-1, 6-7(4), 7-6(5) victory over Number one Hranacova.
NOTEWORTHY:
- Michalitsch has a 9-0 undefeated record this season in singles.
- Dema is also undefeated in singles with a perfect 8-0 record.
- In doubles, the duo of Heimen and Anger remains undefeated this season, winning all 10 of their matches.
- With this win, the Bucs have clinched a share of the SSC regular season title.
ON THE HORIZON
The Bucs will play their final conference match this Thursday, April 16th, against Palm Beach Atlantic at home at 1:00 pm.