Women's Tennis | 9/26/2022 2:08:00 PM
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Barry university women's tennis team concluded play at the ITA regional championships on Monday. The tournament started on Friday, Sept. 23.
Top-seeded Deniz Khazan won the tournament for the second year in a row and earned an automatic bid to the ITA Cup in Rome, Ga., Oct. 12-16.
Daniela Farfan and Nathalia Gasparin, seeded second despite playing together for the first time, reached the finals, before falling to the top-seeded duo from Nova Southeastern. Farfan also reached the semifinals of the singles draw.
SINGLES
Deniz Khazan won all six of her singles matches.
- 6-3, 6-0 over Gabriela Marin (Christian Brothers)
- 6-3, 6-3 over Mireia Turro (Montevallo)
- 6-4, 6-2 over Clara Versier (Barry)
- 6-2, 3-6, 10-5 over Greta Schieroni (Lynn)
- 6-1, 6-2 over Julie Razafindranaly (Nova Southeastern)
- 6-1, 6-0 over Claudia Borbon Roca (Saint Leo)
Daniela Farfan won four of her five singles matches.
- 6-1, 6-1 over Vivien Charvatova (Florida Southern)
- 6-1, 6-0 over Sara Yigin (West Florida)
- 5-7, 6-3, 10-6 over Melissa Yakup Pur (Auburn University at Montgomery)
- 7-6 (5), 5-7, 10-3 over Ashleigh Simes (Lee)
- Lost 3-6, 6-4, 8-10 to Claudia Borbon Roca (Saint Leo)
Clara Versier won two of three matches
- 6-4, 6-2 over Heden Ly (West Alabama)
- 6-0, 6-2 over Polina Vlasova (Rollins)
- Lost to Khazan 4-6, 2-5 (Barry)
Xiyao Wang
- Wang retired in first round
DOUBLES
Xiyao Wang and Dinara Alloyarova
- Wang/Alloyarova 8-6 over Matina Ujdur/Ashleigh Simes (Lee)
- Wang/Alloyarova 8-1 over Savannah Williams/Anine Wilberg (Tampa)
- Retired third round
Daniela Farfan and
Nathalia Gasparin
- Farfan/Gasparin 8-2 over Polina Vlasova/Erin Yaroshuk (Rollins)
- Farfan/Gasparin 8-6 over Sara Yigin/Aline Midori (West Florida)
- Farfan/Gasparin 8-5 over Itxaso Blanco Fenandez De Lecedta/Carla Cabero Del Hierro (Embry-Riddle)
- Farfan/Gasparin 8-3 over Greta Schieroni/Kristin Younes (Lynn)
- Farfan/Gasparin 6-2 ,7-6(1) over (#1) Natalie Esponal/Fatima Bizhukova (Nova Southeastern)
ON THE HORIZON
Khazan advances to the ITA Cup, while Farfan and Gasparin await word on an at-large bid.
