Women's Tennis | 4/12/2015 6:30:00 PM

Box Score MIAMI SHORES, Fla. – No. 2 (ITA Division II) Barry University defeated No. 16 Flagler College 9-0 in a non-conference women's tennis match Sunday afternoon at the Buccaneer Tennis Center.

Barry improved to 17-1 overall while Flagler fell to 11-8.

The two nationally ranked doubles teams for Barry helped sweep the three matches.

The Buccaneers had another three nationally ranked singles players and swept all six matches. No. 6 Sonja Larsen defeated No. 45 Esther Santiago 6-0 and 6-1. Sara Yousif fell in a close match with Jasi Witherspoon, 6-3 and 7-5.  

Flagler closes out its regular season with a pair of road conference matches next weekend. The Saints play at the University of South Carolina Aiken on Saturday (April 18) at 11 a.m.

Flagler will either be the No. 4 or No. 5 seed in the Peach Belt Conference Tournament, which will be held April 24-26 at Florence, South Carolina.

#2 Barry 9, #16 Flagler 0
Apr 12, 2015 at Miami Shores, Fla. (Buccaneer Tennis Center)


Singles competition
1. Elisabeth Abanda (BARRY-W) def. Mary Jo Nanti (FLG) 6-0, 6-0
2. #6 Sonja Larsen (BARRY-W) def. #45 Esther Santiago (FLG) 6-0, 6-1
3. #3 Emma Onila (BARRY-W) def. Kelly Stewart (FLG) 6-0, 6-0
4. #27 Linda Fritschken (BARRY-W) def. Thaisa Pereira (FLG) 6-2, 6-0
5. Kimmy Twelker (BARRY-W) def. Hanna Goettsching (FLG) 6-1, 6-1
6. Jasi Witherspoon (BARRY-W) def. Sara Yousif (FLG) 6-3, 7-5
 
Doubles competition
1. #9 Ana Pain/Sonja Larsen (BARRY-W) def. Mary Jo Nanti/Thaisa Pereira (FLG) 8-2
2. #3 Linda Fritschken/Emma Onila (BARRY-W) def. Kelly Stewart/Hanna Goettsching (FLG) 8-0
3. Elisabeth Abanda/Kimmy Twelker (BARRY-W) def. Esther Santiago/Sara Yousif (FLG) 8-0

Match Notes
Flagler 11-8; National ranking #16; Regional ranking #4
Barry 17-1; National ranking #2; Regional ranking #1
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (3,2,1,4,5,6)
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