Barendse Notches Second ASUN Player of the Week Honor
4/15/2025 3:00:00 PM | Women's Tennis
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Junior Laurie Barendse came through for North Florida women's tennis with a clutch top-court victory against North Alabama to earn her second-career ASUN Player of the Week distinction, as announced by the league office on Tuesday afternoon.
Barendse put together a comeback win in three sets on the road against the Lions to put UNF as a top-two seed in the conference tournament. With the crucial win, they received a bye round in the ASUN Championship with a place in the semifinals this upcoming weekend.
"Really proud of Laurie [Barendse] for earning this achievement in the final week of our regular season. She came through in a very key moment Sunday to help secure the victory and a top-two seed for the conference championship," said head coach Catherine Dunagan. "She is an incredibly hard working student athlete, loves the game and her team so much. Happy to see her rewarded for all the work she puts in daily."
Barendse will lead the Ospreys in the ASUN Championship tournament starting in the semifinals on Friday, Apr. 18, set for a 5 p.m., start hosted at UNF Tennis Complex.
Laurie Barendse, North Florida
Junior | Pijnacker, Netherlands
Barendse put together a comeback win in three sets on the road against the Lions to put UNF as a top-two seed in the conference tournament. With the crucial win, they received a bye round in the ASUN Championship with a place in the semifinals this upcoming weekend.
"Really proud of Laurie [Barendse] for earning this achievement in the final week of our regular season. She came through in a very key moment Sunday to help secure the victory and a top-two seed for the conference championship," said head coach Catherine Dunagan. "She is an incredibly hard working student athlete, loves the game and her team so much. Happy to see her rewarded for all the work she puts in daily."
Barendse will lead the Ospreys in the ASUN Championship tournament starting in the semifinals on Friday, Apr. 18, set for a 5 p.m., start hosted at UNF Tennis Complex.
ASUN Women's Tennis Player of the Week
Laurie Barendse, North FloridaJunior | Pijnacker, Netherlands
- Second ASUN Player of the Week award of his career; second conference honor for an Osprey player this season.
- Earned comeback win against UNA's Stanislava Bobrovnikova (3-6, 6-1, 7-5) in three-set thriller.
- Was the deciding point in 4-3 road win against the Lions to decide the No. 2 seed and a bye in the ASUN Championship.
- Also won doubles point, 6-3, against Mathilde Delaney & Lena Karlovcan to help to 4-3 victory.
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