Women's Tennis | 6/3/2025 1:47:00 PM
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Barry's Alina Michalitsch and Viktoriia Dema earned ITA women's tennis singles All-American on Tuesday after leading the Buccaneers to the NCAA Division II National Championship.
The pair led Barry to a 26-1 record, including 9-0 in the Sunshine State Conference, capturing the SSC regular season and tournament titles, along with the NCAA South Region Championship along with the national title. The national championship was the ninth for the program, setting an NCAA D-II record.
Michalitsch, a sophomore from Neustadt, Austria, went 10-8 in the spring, after going 6-0 in the fall and winning the ITA South Region championship. She finished the season ranked seventh. It is her first All-America commendation.
Dema, a junior from Kyiv, Ukraine, went 16-4 in singles split between the top two flights. She posted a 7-2 record against nationally ranked opponents. She finished the season ranked 14th by the ITA. She repeats as an All-American after ranking 10th last year.
About Barry University Athletics
Barry University has sponsored NCAA Division II athletics for 41 years, winning 29 national championships in eight sports, crowning 447 All-Americans in 13 sports and over 700 scholar All-Americans. Barry is a proud member of the Sunshine State Conference "The Conference of National Champions" with 113 league titles since joining for the 1988-89 season. The Buccaneers have NCAA men's teams in soccer, cross country, basketball, swimming, baseball, golf, tennis and track and women's teams in soccer, cross country, volleyball, basketball, swimming, beach volleyball, golf, rowing, softball, tennis and track.
