6th ranked Barton women's tennis wins battle over 7th ranked Seward County in conference opener #GoBarton

The 6th ranked Barton Community College women's tennis team traveled to Liberal on Tuesday in returning home with a 5-4 victory over 7th ranked Seward County Community College to open conference play.

The Cougars faced a 2-1 deficit after doubles action but rallied behind four straight set victories in the singles matches in clinching the dual.

Barton remains unblemished on the season at 10-0 headed into Monday's 1:00 p.m. hosting of 21st ranked Pratt Community College at Veterans' Memorial Park.

Luciana Braga picked up a big straight set win in the No. 2 slot as the 20th ranked freshman knocked off the Saints' top ranked Carol Mora Camacho 6-1, 6-3.

In the No. 3 spot, 30th ranked Tshegofatso Tsiang also rolled to a straight set win on 6-4, 6-2 scores over the Saints' Jaena Morais.

Due to a game day sickness, the move up a spot to No. 5 didn't phase Ana Vasilis in registering a 6-2, 6-2 win over Camila Corrales with Ana Alice Tosetto sliding into the No. 6 spot in taking the first set 6-1 and was up 2-0 before an injury retirement by the Saints' Milica Radunovic.

Carmen Lyons and Vasilis gave Barton its lone victory in doubles play with an 8-2 win over Corrales and Radunovic.

The Cougars' top tandem of 10th ranked Clara Penido and Tsiang fell in a tight 8-6 battle with Camille Belberka and Ana Isabella Serrano while the No. 2 20th ranked duo of Braga and Azul Barrios battled through Barrios' sickness to eventually fall 9-8, 7-4 in the tiebreaker to Camacho and Morais.

In addition to the No. 2 singles match, the No. 1 singles matchup was also a dual of nationally ranked players as the Saints' 11th ranked Belberka dispatch 12th ranked Penido 6-1, 6-1.

Lyons took the other Barton loss in singles play, dropping the first set 7-4 in the No. 4 tiebreaker, forcing a third set behind a 6-3 win but coming up short in the deciding set 6-2.