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Lynn Suffers SSC Loss to No. 2 Barry in Women's Tennis

Miami, Fla.- Lynn University's sixth-ranked women's tennis team fell to  4-3 in the Sunshine State Conference after falling to No. 2 Barry (14-1, 5-0 SSC), 7-2, in league play Thursday afternoon. The Fighting Knights move to 15-3 overall and 40-14 all-time against the Buccaneers.

Barry took a 3-0 lead after sweeping the Fighting Knights in doubles play. No. 15 Valentine Confalonieiri and Rosalie Willig fell 8-2 to ninth-ranked Sonja Larsen and Ana Pain at the top of the lineup. Alina Jane and Carolina Cuevas dropped at the No. 2 spot, 8-3, to Linda Fritschken and Kimmy Twelker. Grace Mpassy and Martina Gledacheva would not go down without a fight but fell by a point, 9-8, to Elisabeth Abanda and Jasi Witherspoon at No. 3 doubles completing the Bucs doubles sweep.

No. 6 Larsen made quick work of Cuevas at No. 2 singles for a 4-0 BU lead in two sets of 6-1 wins. Gledacheva fell 6-3, 6-3, to Pain at the No. 4 spot which secured the victory for Barry and 27th-ranked Fritschken beat Jane 6-1, 6-1, in the No. 3 singles spot for a 6-0 Bucs lead. Mpassy's 6-3, 6-2, win over Twelker at No. 5 singles scored the Blue & White's first point.

No. 26 Willig played at the top of the Fighting Knights lineup and took her first set 6-4 over Abanda. Abanda evened the match and forced a third set with a 6-4 win and went on to beat Willig, 12-10, to make it a 7-1 BU lead. At the sixth spot, Kim Przeszlowski took the first set 6-3 over Witherspoon but dropped the second set 6-4. Przeszlowski went on to win the deciding set 10-6 to bring the final score to 7-2 in the Bucs favor.

Lynn returns to action on Friday, April 10, when the Fighting Knights host Florida Southern in SSC play. First serve is set for 3 pm at the Perper Tennis Complex. Fans can follow the action live at LynnFightingKnights.com. Don't forget to 'Like' us on Facebook and follow @Lynn_Knights on Twitter and Instagram for in-match updates all season long. 

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Players Mentioned

Alina Jane

Alina Jane

5' 5"
Senior
Carolina Cuevas

Carolina Cuevas

5' 9"
Junior
Grace Mpassy

Grace Mpassy

5' 5"
Junior
Kim Przeszlowski

Kim Przeszlowski

5' 4"
Senior
Martina Gledacheva

Martina Gledacheva

5' 4"
Junior
Rosalie Willig

Rosalie Willig

5' 6"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Alina Jane

Alina Jane

5' 5"
Senior
Carolina Cuevas

Carolina Cuevas

5' 9"
Junior
Grace Mpassy

Grace Mpassy

5' 5"
Junior
Kim Przeszlowski

Kim Przeszlowski

5' 4"
Senior
Martina Gledacheva

Martina Gledacheva

5' 4"
Junior
Rosalie Willig

Rosalie Willig

5' 6"
Senior