LA JOLLA, Calif. – No. 4 Hawai'i Pacific University lost for the first time this season as No. 1 Barry defeated HPU 4-1 in non-conference play at UC San Diego's Northview Tennis Courts.
 
The No. 4 Sharks (4-1) collected only one point against the defending national champion Bucs (6-0).
 
The Sharks collected their only point at No. 1 singles, where Elodie Busson defeated Zuza Maciejewska 6-3, 6-2.
 
HPU won one of the doubles sets, as Debora Echeverria and Sarah Ikioka upset 17th ranked Eleonore Barrere and Julie Razafindranaly 6-3 at No. 3 doubles. The Bucs won the doubles point with Maciejewska and Verena Schmid edging Elisa Elhadj and Busson 7-5 at No. 1, and BU's Jill Engelmann and Carolin Schmidt beating Mihoki Miyahara and Heloise Le Normand 6-3.
 
Barry took the other three completed singles points to win the match, which was terminated after clinching because of threating weather conditions.
 
No. 12 Carolin Schmidt won 6-0, 6-1 over Echeverria at No. 4, while No. 21 Razafindranaly beat HPU's Nicole Ballach 6-1, 6-0 at No. 5. BU's Engelmann beat Miyahara 6-0, 6-1 at No. 3 to end the match.
 
HPU was up at No. 2 singles, with Elhadj taking the first set against No. 17 Verena Schmid 7-5 and down 1-3 in the second when play was halted. Le Normand was down at No. 6 to Hanna Seizer 6-4, 2-1 in the other unfinished match.
 
The No. 4 Sharks continue play at the Northview Tennis Center on Friday as the meet home team No. 22 UC San Diego. The match is scheduled for an 11 a.m. HST (1 p.m. PST) start, weather permitting.