Men's Tennis | 3/15/2003 9:47:00 PM

Box Score LAKELAND, Fla. -- The #7-ranked Barry University men's tennis team bit the #18-ranked Florida Southern Moccasins 6-3 earlier today in Sunshine State Conference action.

Ranked #13 by the ITA, senior Samir M'Bioka led the way for the Bucs as he topped Florida Southern's 9th-ranked Marc Becker who retired in the second set at the #1 singles. The Bucs went on to win five of the six singles matches.

In doubles competition, M'Bioka and Thomas Hipp teamed up at the number one to upset the 10th-ranked Becker/Ryan Dunne team 9-8 for their only doubles win.

The Bucs unbeaten streak remained untarnish as they improved to 9-0 on the season and 3-0 in SSC play. The Bucs return to the clay on Sunday, Mar 16 at 12 pm. at Eckerd.

Singles
Samir M'Bioka (BU) def. Marc Becker (FSC) 7-6, 2-5, retired
Thomas Hipp (BU) def. Ryan Dunne (FSC) 6-2,6-2
Gerold Wiring (BU) def. Marco Grangeiro (FSC)3-6,6-4,6-3
Sebastian Losavio (BU) def. Alvaro Nunez (FSC) 6-2,6-3
Filip Norrman (BU) def. Jon Leavitt (FSC) 6-3,3-6,6-4 Josh Berman (FSC) def. Dirk Benninghaus (BU) 6-3,2-6,6-4


Doubles
M'Bioka\Hipp (BU) def. Becker\Dunne (FSC) 9-8
Leavitt\Berman (FSC) def. Losavio\Wiring (BU) 8-5
Nunez\Grangeiro (FSC) def. Benninghaus\Alexander Praderas (BU) 8-4