Men's Tennis | 3/16/2003 8:19:00 PM

Box Score ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Barry University men's tennis team downed the Eckerd College Tritons 8-1 earlier today in Sunshine State Conference action.

Samir M'Bioka led the Bucs at #1 singles defeating Eckerd's Marton Balla in three sets 6-1, 2-6, 6-2 as the Bucs swept all six singles. In doubles, M'Bioka and Thomas Hipp teamed up for a 9-8 tiebreaker win at the #1 doubles over Renaldo Valor and Adriane Pagani.

The Buccaneer improve to 10-0 overall and 4-0 in the SSC. The Bucs will return to the clay hosting Rutgers University on Tuesday, Mar 18 at the Buccaneer Tennis Complex at 2:00 pm.

Singles
Samir M'Bioka (BU) def. Marton Balla (EC) 6-1, 2-6, 6-2
Thomas Hipp (BU) def. Adriane Pagani (EC) 6-4, 6-2
Gerold Wiring (BU) def. Renaldo Valor (EC) 6-1 6-0
Sebastian Losavio (BU) def. Rafael Neves (EC) 7-5, 6-2
Filip Norrman (BU) def. Andre Mittag (EC) 6-2, 6-4
Dirk Benninghaus (BU) def. Fabio Fermi (EC) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles
M'Bioka\Hipp (BU) def. Pagani\Valor (EC) 9-8
Losavio\Wiring (BU) def. Balla\Neves (EC) 8-4
Mittag\Kidd (EC) def. Benninghaus\Alexander Praderas (BU) 8-6