Barry Women's Tennis Wins Fifth Consecutive NCAA D2 National Title

Barry Women's Tennis Wins Fifth Consecutive NCAA D2 National Title

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Defeated Central Oklahoma, 4-1, in Altamote Springs on May 21st

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. - Barry University women's tennis defeats University of Central Oklahoma, 4-1, to capture the program's fifth consecutive national title. The Buccaneers now own seven titles in women's tennis and 25 overall. It stands as the 11th women's tennis title for the Sunshine State Conference and 115th overall.

Summary info via Barry Athletic Communications

SUMMARY:

Doubles

  1. #1 Christine Canete/Mae Canete (UCO) def #3 Deniz Khazan/Madeline Bosnjak (BU) 6-4
  2. Adel-Byanu Abidullin/Tizia Brocks (UCO) def Jil Engelmann/Xiyao Wang (BU) 6-2
  3. #4 Daniela Farfan/Kim Moosbacher (BU) def Nikki Boyar/Blythe Buntrock (UCO) 6-4

Singles

  1. #1 Deniz Khazan (BU) vs #3 Mae Canete (UCO) 6-7 (3), 1-2, unfinished
  2. #26 Jil Engelmann (BU) def #8 Christine Canete (UCO) 6-4, 6-1
  3. #36 Xiyao Wang (BU) vs. #27 Adel-Byanu Abidullin (UCO) 5-7, 1-4, unfinished
  4. Madeline Bosnjak (BU) def. #21 Grace Chadick (UCO) 6-2, 6-2
  5. Daniela Farfan (BU) def. Tizia Brocks (UCO) 6-0, 6-2
  6. #28 Kim Moosbacher (BU) def Blythe Buntrock (UCO) 6-2, 6-1

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • The Bucs lost the doubles point for just the second time this season.
  • Abidullin and Brocks rolled over Engelmann and Wang 6-2 at number two. Engelmann was playing without regular partner Helene Scholsen, who was unable to compete in the match.
  • Moosbacher and Farfan, ranked fourth, battled back from an early 3-1 deficit to beat Boyar and Buntrock 6-4 at number three.
  • It all came down to number one, where the top-ranked pair of Mae and Christine Canete eked out a 6-4 win over 3rd-ranked Khazan and Bosnjak, giving the Bronchos a 1-0 lead.
  • But the Bucs depth in singles proved too much for the Bronchos as Barry was able to win all four of the finished singles matches.
  • It started at number six where #28 Moosbacher, who stepped into the lineup with Scholsen out, steam rolled Buntrock 6-1, 6-1 to even the match.
  • Farfan, who moved up from six to five, made equally short work of Brocks 6-0, 6-2 to give Barry its first lead.
  • Engelmann, ranked #26, made a big statement that she deserves All-America honor again this year with a dominant 6-4, 6-1 win over eighth-ranked Christine Canete at number two.
  • Bosnjak clinched the match with an easy 6-2, 6-2 win over Chadick at number four.
  • The remaining matches went unfinished.

NOTEWORTHY

  • The Bucs won their seventh overall national championship and fifth in a row. 
  • For Barry's overall athletic program, it is their 25th national championship and 20th since 2004.
  • Barry moved past SIU-Edwardsville (1986-89) as the only team to win five straight titles in Division II women's tennis (2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022). The 2020 tournament was canceled due to the pandemic. 
  • Barry's seven titles tie BYU-Hawai'i for the second-most championships in Division II history, behind only Armstrong (8). Both Armstrong and BYU-Hawai'i have eliminated their athletic programs.
  • The doubles results were the exact opposite of the match in the ITA Indoor championships, as the Bucs won at #1 and #2, but lost at #3 in Oklahoma.
  • Engelman (2019, 2021-22) joins a select few Bucs to win three national championships in her career, along with Verena Schmid (2107-19),  Zuza Maciejewska (2017-19),  and Julie  Razafindranaly (2018-19, 2021).
  • Bosnjak, who has two with Barry, also won a pair of NAIA titles with Georgia Gwinnet. 
  • Barry has now beaten the Bronchos in all three meetings.