Women's Tennis | 5/7/2021 7:04:00 PM

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The top-seeded Barry Buccaneers will face off with the fifth-seeded Saint Leo Lions in the semifinals of the 2021 NCAA Division II South Region Women's Tennis Tournament at the Skeeter Carson Tennis Center on Saturday, May 8.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Barry (10-0, SSC Automatic Qualifier)
Saint Leo (8-3, At-Large Bid)
Series: Barry leads 42-1 and have won the last 10 in a row. Barry leads 8-0 in neutral site matches.

The Bucs (10-0) drew a bye in the quarterfinals, while Saint Leo (8-3) pulled off a 4-1 upset of #4 seed Nova Southeastern in the quarterfinals, avenging a 4-0 loss to teh Sharks in the conference tournament.  The match up will be the second meeting between the teams this season. Saint Leo was the only team to take a match from the Buccaneers in April, but lost 6-1 as Barry swept to the Sunshine State Conference regular season title.

The Bucs are powered by a deep and talented singles lineup, with five of the top six earning all-conference honors. Deniz Khazan (ranked #2 in the ITA), Jil Engelmann (#20) and Madeline Bosnjak (#26) were all named First-Team singles. Julie Razafindranaly earned a spot on the Second-Team, while Daniela Farfan was named honorable mention. Khazan and Bosnjak (#10) were also named First-Team doubles, while Razafindranaly and Englemann combined for a Second-Team honor.

Molly Helgesson (#6) was named to the All-SSC First-Team singles. Marta Vincens Miquel made the Second-Team. Helgesson and Lavinia Lancellotti combind for Second-Team doubles.

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