ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. -- The top-seeded and ranked Barry Buccaneers swept the #2-ranked and fourth-seeded Nova Southeastern Sharks 4-0 at the 2022 NCAA Division II Women's Tennis Championship at Sanlando Park on Wednesday to advance to the finals.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: No. 1 Barry 4, No. 2 Nova Southeastern 0
Records: Barry (27-0), Nova Southeastern (25-4)
Series: Barry leads 24-3

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING:

Deniz talks to us after the Bucs 4-0 win over Nova Southeastern in the NCAA Semifinals. #BarryUWTen pic.twitter.com/9LVJkry7n6

— Barry University Women's Tennis (@BarryUWTen) May 20, 2022

SUMMARY:

Doubles

1. #3 Madeline Bosnjak/Deniz Khazan (BU) def. #2 Natalie Espinal/Chantal Nosievici (NSU) 6-3 
2. Jil Engelmann/Xiyao Wang (BU) vs. Julie Razafindranaly/Nika Kozar (NSU) 4-5, unfinished 
3. #4 Kim Moosbacher/Daniela Farfan (BU) def. Karolina Snita/Zala Dovnik (NSU) 6-4

Singles

1. #1 Deniz Khazan (BU) def. #4 Julie Razafindranaly (NSU) 6-1, 6-3
2. #26 Jil Engelmann (BU) vs. Natalie Espinal (NSU) 6-4, 6-6, unfinished 
3. #36 Xiyao Wang (BU) vs. #44 Karolina Snita (NSU) 6-3, 4-4, unfinished
4. Madeline Bosnjak (BU) def. Zala Dovnik (NSU) 6-4, 6-2 
5. Daniela Farfan (BU) def. Chantal Nosievici (NSU) 6-4, 6-2 
6. Angela Leweurs vs. #19 Nika Kozar (NSU) 6-7 (3-7), 3-4, unfinished

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• At number one, the third-ranked pair of Khazan and Bosnjak made quick work of second-ranked Espinal and Nosievici 6-3.
• Barry's Moosbacher and Farfan, the fourth-ranked duo in D-II, clinched the doubles point for the Bucs with a 6-4 victory over Snita and Dovnik at number three.
• At number two, Engelmann and Wang went unfinished with NSU up 5-4.
• In singles, the Bucs won five of six first sets. 
• The top-ranked Khazan made short work of fourth-ranked Razafindranaly 6-1, 6-3, at number one, beating her for the third time this season. All three of Razafindranaly's losses have come to Khazan.
• Bosnjak was almost as efficient, beating Dovnik 6-4, 6-2 at number four.
• Farfan, clinched the match with a 6-4, 6-2 over Nosievici at number five.
• The other matches went unfinished.

NOTEWORTHY:

• For Barry, it is their fifth in a row and the eighth time overall to advance to the NCAA final. They have six championships and two runner-up finishes in 29 tournament appearances.
• The Bucs have now won 62 straight matches, the second-longest winning streak in program history. They won 70 in a row from the start of the 2017 season through the first 12 matches of 2019.
• Khazan, with her 30th dual match singles win against no losses, takes over the top spot on the career winning percentage list for the Bucs. The previous record was .981 (53-1) held by Razafindranaly.
• It was the third time that the Bucs and Sharks had met on the courts this year, with the Bucs winning all three.  

ON THE HORIZON

The Bucs will take on #4 Central Oklahoma match at 8:00am on Saturday in the finals.