No. 4 Barton Tennis drops conference finale to No. 6 Seward County #GoBarton

The 4th ranked Barton Community College women's tennis team saw its' nine game winning streak snapped this past weekend to 6th ranked Saints of Seward County Community College dropping a tightly contested 6-3 match Saturday afternoon in Liberal, KS.

The Cougars lost two of three doubles matches as No. 3 Angelina Gnezdilova and Hailey Vinroe secured the lone victory for Barton knocking off 25th ranked Saskia Vogelzang and Lorena Torrico 8-6.

Singles play was unfriendly to the Cougars as the Saints notched four of the six matches with the lone victories coming in third set thrillers. No. 2 singles and 16th ranked Annunciata De-Souza scored a 5-7, 6-0, 6-4 victory over 23rd ranked Lucia Popluharova while 20th ranked No. 3 singles Natsuki Nishimura continued her strong season coming from behind edging out 14th ranked Chiara Matteodo in three sets 4-6, 6-1, 6-2.

Barton's next action will be at the NJCAA Division I Championships as the Cougars travel to Mesa, AZ, May 1-5 held at the Mesa Tennis Center.

Doubles results:
D1: #4 Annunciata De-Souza / Natsuki Nishimura lost to #8 Justine Lespes / Chiara Matteodo, 8-5
D2: #14 Alexandra Abyasova / Malena Hernandez lost to #15 Lucia Popluharova / Maria Garcia, 8-2
D3: Angelina Gnezdilova / Hailey Vinroe def. #25 Saskia Vogelzang / Lorena Torrico, 8-6

Singles results:
S1: #6 Alexandra Abyasova lost to #2 Justine Lespes 6-4, 6-3
S2: #16 Annunciata De-Souza def. #23 Lucia Popluharova 5-7, 6-0, 6-4
S3: #20 Natsuki Nishimura def. #14 Chiara Matteodo 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
S4: #31 Angelina Gnezdilova lost to #30 Maria Garcia 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
S5: Malena Hernandez lost to Lorena Torrico 7-5, 6-2
S6: Hailey Vinroe lost to Saskia Vogelzang 6-4, 6-3