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2022 Women's Tennis Regional Champions
0
West Alabama UWAW (20-5)
4
Winner Barry BARRY-W (24-0)
West Alabama UWAW
(20-5)
0
Final
4
Barry BARRY-W
(24-0)
Winner

Match Recap: Women's Tennis | | Dennis Jezek, Jr.

Women's Tennis Punches Ticket To Nationals Finals Field

Bucs take down West Alabama 4-0

MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- The top-seeded and ranked Barry Buccaneers punched their ticket to the National Finals for the 24th time, fifth straight, with a 4-0 win over fourth-seed West Alabama in the South Region women's tennis final at the Buccaneer Tennis Center on Saturday.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP

Final: No. 1 Barry 4, No. 14 West Alabama 0
Records: Barry (24-0), West Alabama (20-5)
Series: Barry leads 3-0

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING:

SUMMARY:

Singles

  1. #1 Deniz Khazan (BU) vs. Almudena Sanz (UWA) 3-6, 4-0, unfinished
  2. Jil Engelmann (BU) vs. #24 Katia de la Garza (UWA) 6-4, 5-1, unfinished
  3. Xiyao Wang (BU) vs. #22 Haina Franco (UWA) 6-7 (5), unfinished
  4. Helene Scholsen (BU) def. Irawan Deewajee (UWA) 6-1, 6-1
  5. Madeline Bosnjak (BU) def. Heden Ly (UWA) 6-4, 6-3
  6. Daniela Farfan (BU) def. Valeria Arevalo (UWA) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles

  1. #3 Madeline Bosnjak/Deniz Khazan (BU) vs. #11 Haina Franco/Katia de la Garza (UWA) 6-2
  2. Jil Engelmann/Helene Scholsen (BU) def. Ming Deewajee/Almudena Sanz (UWA) 6-1
  3. #4 Kim Moosbacher/Daniela Farfan (BU) def. Heden Ly/Emiri Takanishi (UWA) 5-4 unfinished

NOTEWORTHY:

  • Engelmann and Scholsen made short work of Deewajee and Sanz at No. 2 doubles, winning 6-1.
  • The third-ranked pair of Bosnjak and Khazan finished off #11 Franco and de la Garza 6-2 to clinch the doubles point for the Bucs at No. 1.
  • The third flight went unfinished with the Bucs up 5-4.
  • In singles, the Bucs won four of six first sets, putting the Tigers on the defensive.
  • Scholsen closed out Deewajee 6-1, 6-1 at No. 4 for the first point.
  • Farfan had it equally easy against Arevalo at No. 6, winning 6-1, 6-1.
  • In a race to the end, Bosnjak edged out Engelmann as both players served for the match. Bosnjak defeated Ly 6-4, 6-3 at No. 5 to clinch the match.
  • Engelmann was ahead of de la Garza 6-4, 5-1 when the match ended.
  • For Barry, it is their 16th South Regional Championship and they advance to the National Finals for the 24th time in program history.
  • Barry has won four straight national championships, and six overall. The four straight have tied the D-II record set by Southern Illinois-Edwardsville from 1986-89. 

ON THE HORIZON

The Bucs will travel to Altamonte Springs, Fla., for the NCAA Division II National Championships at Sanlando Park from May 17-21.

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