MATCH CENTRALNo. 2 Embry-Riddle vs. NCAA II No. 1 BarryDATE: Friday, February 13, 2015
CITY: Daytona Beach, Fla.
SITE: Crotty Tennis Complex
TIME: 3:30 p.m.
SERIES: BU leads 11-0
LAST MEETING: BU won 8-1 (Feb. 9, 2014)
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Click HereFIRST SERVE• Embry-Riddle is in its 16th season of competition
• Head Coach Dave Paschal is in his 11th season as the Eagles' head coach.
• Embry-Riddle and Barry are meeting in women's tennis for the 12th time
ABOUT THE EAGLESThe ERAU Women are back on the court after an exhilarating win against NCAA No. 9 Rollins on Tuesday. The Eagles got out to a strong start with a 3-0 sweep in doubles, but the Tars responded by win three singles matches to tie the score at 3-3. Â The Eagles briefly reclaimed the lead when
Anna Gotz pulled out a 7-6 (5), 6-2 win over Davis on the second court, but Emma Wookey drew the Tars level once again with her 7-5, 0-6, 6-4 decision against Bock at the sixth spot.
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With the team result still to be decided, all eyes turned to the match at No. 4 singles where Tomiotto had dropped the first set to Brown, 7-6 (10-8). The ERAU junior rebounded to take the second 6-4 and took over the match in the third, dispatching Brown 6-0 to clinch the win for the Eagles.
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The Eagles are now 3-0 on the year, including a 1-0 mark in Sun Conference play.
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ABOUT THE BUCCANEERSThe Buccaneers are coming off a 2014 campaign that saw the Barry women capture the second national title in program history. Barry returns seven players from last year's 28-1 team and opened the 2015 season at the top-ranked women's program in NCAA II.
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Barry comes into Friday's game at 1-0 after downing Palm Beach Atlantic 9-0 on Tuesday.
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THE ERAU –BU SERIESBarry has won all 11 meetings between the Eagles and Buccaneers, including an 8-1 decision against the Blue and Gold last season (Feb. 9)
BY THE NUMBERS240 - All-time wins in ERAU Women's Tennis history
156 - Eagle victories under guidance of Head Coach Dave Paschal
43 - Conference wins in program history
11 - Seasons of competition with Dave Paschal at the helm
14 - NAIA National Tournament appearances
5 - Regular season conference championships
3 – Conference tournament titles
2 - The Eagles' current national ranking
EAGLES IN THE RANKINGSThe Eagles are ranked second in the NAIA Women's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 poll, marking the seventh consecutive season that ERAU Women's Tennis is ranked among the nation's top 10 in the preseason ratings. Two ERAU student-athletes are featured in the ITA/NAIA singles rankings as junior
Hui-I Huang is ranked 13 and sophomore
Anna Gotz is ranked 29th.