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Michalitsch VS Tampa
Michelle Murch
4
Winner Mississippi Col. MCW26 (24-1)
3
Barry BARRY-W (21-2)
Winner
Mississippi Col. MCW26
(24-1)
4
Final
3
Barry BARRY-W
(21-2)

Match Recap: Women's Tennis | | Delilah Zapata

Women's Tennis Falls in NCAA Regional Final to Mississippi College

MIAMI, Fla. -- The No. 1-ranked Barry University women's tennis team battled No. 7 Mississippi College in the final of the NCAA South One Regional, falling 4-3 in a hard-fought matchup to bring the Spring 2026 season to a close.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final:  #1 Barry 3, #7 Mississippi Col. 4
Records: #1 Barry (21-3), MC (25-1)
All-Time Series: Barry leads series 2-1

SUMMARY:

Doubles

  1. Dana Heimen / Jenifer Anger (Barry)  def. #4 Emily Buchanan / Ann Cabot Stockett (MC) 6-4
  2. #16 Louane Lutringer / Ailen Crespo (Barry) vs. Rocio Martinez / Anna Hudson  (MC)  4-5, Unfinished
  3. Viktoriia Dema / Anastasia Nikolova (Barry) def. Katharina Weber / Molly Bennett (MC) 6-2

Singles

  1. #4 Emily Buchanan (MC) def. #23 Ailen Crespo (Barry) 6-4, 5-7, 6-3
  2. #24 Rocio Martinez (MC) def. #7 Dana Heimen (Barry) 7-6(8), 2-6, 6-4
  3. #10 Viktoriia Dema (Barry) def. #25 Katharina Weber (MC) 6-4, 6-4
  4. #30 Alina Michalitsch (Barry) def. #64 Anna Hudson (MC) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
  5. Rune Van Wyk (MC) def. Louane Lutringer (Barry) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
  6. Ann Cabot Stockett (MC) def. Jenifer Anger (Barry) 6-1, 6-1

HOW IT HAPPENED:

  • Barry was the first to put a point on the board after winning in both the top and bottom flight for doubles. 
  • Mississippi responded quickly in singles play, as Stockett defeated Anger on court six in straight sets, 6-1, 6-1, to even the match.
  • The Bucs regained the advantage on court three, where Dema earned a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Weber.
  • The Choctaws answered once again on court one, with Buchanan defeating Crespo in a hard-fought three-set battle, 6-4, 5-7, 6-3, tying the match once more. 
  • On court two, Martinez gave Mississippi College its first lead of the day after defeating Heimen in another three-set thriller, 7-6(8), 2-6, 6-4, putting the Choctaws one point away from clinching the match.
  • Barry refused to back down, however, as Michalitsch leveled the score yet again on court four with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 victory over Hudson.
  • With the match tied, the deciding point came down to court five, where Wyk and Lutringer battled through the final three-set match of the day. Wyk ultimately came out on top with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 win to clinch the match for Mississippi College.

NOTEWORTHY:

  • Michalitsch closes out the season with a perfect 15-0 record in singles. 
  • Dema also finishes the season with a 15-0 record in singles. 
  • In doubles, the duo of Nikolova and Dema went 15-1 this season. 

ON THE HORIZON

The Bucs will return to action next season. 

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