EDMOND, Okla. -- The Barry Buccaneers women's tennis won their second ITA Division II Women's National Team Indoor Championship after defeating No. 3 Central Oklahoma 4-0 in the final at the Edmond Center Court on Monday, Feb. 28.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: No. 1 Barry 4, No. 3 Central Oklahoma 0
Records: Barry (8-0), Central Oklahoma (6-1)
Series: Barry leads 2-0
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING:
SUMMARY:
Singles
- #1 Deniz Khazan (BU) def. #2 Mae Canete (UCO) 6-1, 6-1
- Xiyao Wang (BU) vs. #4 Christine Canete (UCO) 7-6 (7-4), 3-0, unfinished
- Jil Engelmann (BU) vs. #5 Adel-Byanu Abidullin (UCO) 5-7, 6-1, unfinished
- Helene Scholsen (BU) def. #21 Grace Chadick (UCO) 7-6 (7-2), 6-0
- Madeline Bosnjak (BU) def. Tizia Brocks (UCO) 6-0, 6-0
- Daniela Farfan (BU) vs. Blythe Buntrock (UCO) 2-6, 6-6, unfinished
Doubles
- Deniz Khazan/Madeline Bosnjak (BU) def. #1 Christine Canete/Mae Canete (UCO) 6-4
- Jil Engelmann/Helene Scholsen (BU) def. Adel-Byanu Abidullin/Tizia Brocks (UCO) 7-5
- Nikki Boyar/Blythe Buntrock (UCO) def. #3 Daniela Farfan/Kim Moosbacher (BU) 6-4
NOTEWORTHY:
- The Bucs are now 5-0 against teams ranked in the Top-10 of the ITA National Poll.
- The Bucs won the initial championship in 2020, beating Hawai'i Pacific 4-0 for the title.
- The Bucs reclaimed the Indoor championship after not being able to play in the event last season.
- In six matches in the tournament in Edmond, the Bucs are 24-2, with five of the six matches against Top-10 competition.
- Daniela Farfan saw her streak of 29 straight matches without losing a set end. She still has not lost a match as a Buccaneer, going 27-0.
- Deniz Khazan and Madeline Bosnjak are also undefeated as Buccaneers, going 16-0 and 15-0 respectively.
ON THE HORIZON
The Bucs will travel to Orlando to take on No. 5 Columbus State at the USTA Training Center on Sunday, Mar. 6.
