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Match Recap: Women's Tennis | | Rainier Perez

Bucs Drop Saint Leo 4-0; Move on to Women's Tennis National Finals

Bucs battled through three weather delays to win the south region 1 title

MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- Despite several delays due to inclement weather in the area, the Barry Buccaneers took down No. 4-ranked Saint Leo 4-0 on Tuesday afternoon at the Buccaneer Tennis Center to advance to the National Finals at Sanlando Park in Altamonte Springs.This was the second consecutive victory over Saint Leo for Barry as the Buccaneers defeated the Lions in the third-place match two weeks ago at the 2019 Sunshine State Conference tournament. 

The women's tennis program punched their ticket to a 23rd National Final, including 9-of-the-last-11. It also marks the 100th NCAA Divison II National Final appearance for the Buccaneer athletic department in the 35 year history. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: No. 1 seed Barry 4, No. 4 seed Saint Leo 0
Records: #1 Barry (22-2), #4 SLU (20-7)

WHAT ARE THEY SAYING

SINGLES:

  1. #30 Carolin Schmidt (BARRY) vs. #47 Marta Vicens Miquel (SLU) 1-6, 6-0, 4-2, unfinished
  2. #69 Verena Schmid (BARRY) def. #59 Kristyna Jurkova (SLU) 6-4, 6-3
  3. #48 Jil Engelmann (BARRY) vs. Nina Furmaniak (SLU) 4-6, 6-1, 3-2, unfinished
  4. Zuza Maciejewska (BARRY) def. Andrea Ivanovic (SLU) 6-3, 6-0
  5. #56 Julie Razafindranaly (BARRY) vs. Madeleine Gauthier (SLU) 7-6 (7-5), 4-4, unfinished
  6. Patricia Lopez (BARRY) def. Anna Marija Bukina (SLU) 6-4, 6-4

DOUBLES

  1. #39 Eleonore Barrere/Jil Engelmann (BARRY) def. #23 Kristyna Jurkova/Andrea Ivanovic (SLU) 6-1
  2. #2 Verena Schmid/Zuza Maciejewska (BARRY) def. Nina Furmaniak/Madeleine Gauthier (SLU) 7-6 (7-2)
  3. Marta Vicens Miquel/Anna Marija Bukina (SLU) def. Carolin Schmidt/Julie Razafindranaly (BARRY) 7-5

NOTEWORTHY

  • At number two doubles, Schmid and Maciejewska trailed 4-1 early, before coming back to force a tie breaker which clinched the doubles point.
  • Lopez trailed 3-0 in the first set before rallying for a 6-4 win. She clinched the match by taking the second set 6-4 as well.
  • Schmidt and Engelmann both dropped first sets, but came back to win big in the second.
  • Razafindranaly gutted out a tie-breaker win in the first set that gave Barry four of six first sets and put the Lions on the defensive. 

ON THE HORIZON

The Bucs now travel to Sanlando Park in Altamonte Springs, Fla., for the NCAA Division II National Tournament May 21-24. Pairings for the nationals will be released this week.

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