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SURPRISE, Ariz. – The third-ranked Columbus State University women's tennis team saw its season come to a close on Thursday, as the Lady Cougars fell 5-3 to top-ranked Barry in the NCAA national semifinals.
 
Columbus State closes out the season at 25-3 overall after making the program's first-ever appearance in the national semifinals. The Lady Cougars reached the postseason for the 17^th consecutive season after winning the Peach Belt Conference regular season and tournament championships.
 
"I'm extremely proud of this group of ladies," head coach Evan Isaacs said. "We started with basically a whole new group and they worked really hard to get to where we were today.
 
"We had our chances today, but Barry is a great team and won some key points that proved to be the difference."
 
The Lady Cougars got off to a great start on Thursday, winning two of the three doubles matches.
 
Noa Davico and Beatriz Lopez jumped on the board with an 8-5 win at second doubles. After Barry defeated Candice Paya and Natalia Kattah Paz at the first spot, Marleen Tilgner and Giorgia Vitale tallied a big 9-7 victory to give the Lady Cougars the advantage heading into singles play.
 
Barry leveled the match at two apiece with a straight-set win over Davico at second doubles, but CSU grabbed the lead right back with Vitale being awarded a win when her opponent was defaulted.
 
The Bucs grabbed the momentum right back with wins over Lopez and Tilgner, moving the match to 4-3 in Barry's favor. Barry then finished the match off with a win over Luise Sachs at sixth.