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Women's Tennis

Lady Bulldogs trounce Lee-McRae tennis, 8-1


by Kevin Buczek

WILSON, N.C.-Barton College won all six singles matches to pull away for an 8-1 Conference Carolinas women's tennis victory over visiting Lees-McRae College on Saturday afternoon at the Barton Tennis Complex.

The Lady Bulldogs second straight win moved the squad to 9-6 overall. The victory also ended a three-game losing streak to conference competition as Barton moved back over .500 in the league at 5-4.

The Bobcats (0-11, 0-6) won the top doubles match to prevent the shutout in a narrow 8-6 match but the Lady Bulldogs won the other two foursomes to take a 2-1 lead into singles.

Sophomore Alicia Lasry and freshman Smiljana Kljajic coasted to an 8-0 shellacking in the middle pairs bout and Senior Francesca Del Pozo and junior Caroline Fischer coasted to an 8-2 win in the third doubles match.

Lasry-Kljajic (2-1) won for a second straight time as tandem and Del Pozo-Fischer (7-8) inched to within one win of .500 together.

The Lady Bulldogs swept all six singles matches in straight sets to pull away.

Senior Lindsey Frederick (8-6) had the most dominating win by not losing a single game in a 6-0, 6-0 triumph at No. 4. Fischer (8-6) nearly matched Frederick at No. 5 with a lopsided 6-1, 6-0 win. Kljajic (4-10) picked up her third straight triumph atop the singles lineup by easily winning 6-3, 6-0. Lasry (10-4) and sophomore Meredith Pruden (10-5) each picked up their 10th singles win of the season in the second and third flights, respectively. Lasry toppled her opponent 6-4, 6-2 and Pruden disposed of hers 6-2, 6-3. Junior Kristy Lievense (9-3) had to work the hardest for her win but she delivered with a 7-5, 6-4 victory at No. 6.

Barton will next host non-conference Southeast Region foe UNC Pembroke on Tuesday at 3 p.m. 

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Players Mentioned

Francesca Del Pozo

Francesca Del Pozo

5' 6"
Junior
Caroline Fischer

Caroline Fischer

5' 6"
Junior
Lindsey Frederick

Lindsey Frederick

5' 3"
Senior
Smiljana Kljajic

Smiljana Kljajic

5' 6"
Freshman
Alicia Lasry

Alicia Lasry

5' 2"
Sophomore
Kristy Lievense

Kristy Lievense

5' 7"
Junior
Meredith Pruden

Meredith Pruden

5' 5"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Francesca Del Pozo

Francesca Del Pozo

5' 6"
Junior
Caroline Fischer

Caroline Fischer

5' 6"
Junior
Lindsey Frederick

Lindsey Frederick

5' 3"
Senior
Smiljana Kljajic

Smiljana Kljajic

5' 6"
Freshman
Alicia Lasry

Alicia Lasry

5' 2"
Sophomore
Kristy Lievense

Kristy Lievense

5' 7"
Junior
Meredith Pruden

Meredith Pruden

5' 5"
Sophomore

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