Men's Tennis | 2/17/2004 6:43:00 PM

Box Score MIAMI SHORES, Fla.—The Barry Buccaneers bumped off the NAIA ninth-ranked Embry-Riddle Eagles 5-1 at the Buccaneer Tennis Center on Tuesday.

The match was halted due to rain, but the Bucs had already earned enough points for the win.

Barry (2-0) swept the doubles, with Filip Norrman and Gerold Wiring taking the top flight from Costin Corneanu and Nicolas Bousquet 8-3.

In singles, Wiring and Victor Rodriguez handled their opponents at number three and four respectively. Wiring defeated Evan Sprecht 6-1, 6-2, while Rodriguez beat Dustin Sipka 6-2, 7-6.

Danny Arkins earned the Eagles (2-3) only point, beating Barry's Dirk Benninghaus 6-0, 5-7, 14-12.

Barry faces Florida Gulf Coast on Friday at 3:00 pm before opening Sunshine State Conference play on Saturday against Eckerd at 1:00 pm.

Tennis Match Results
Embry-Riddle vs Barry
Feb 17, 2004 at Miami Shores, Fla.

#5 Barry 5, #9 Embry-Riddle 1
Singles competition:
1. Thomas Hipp (BUM) vs. Costin Corneanu (ERAU) 6-4, 4-2, unfinished
2. Sebastian Losavio (BUM) vs. Nicolas Bousquet (ERAU) 6-2, 1-1, unfinished
3. Gerold Wiring (BUM) def. Evan Sprecht (ERAU) 6-1, 6-2
4. Victor Rodriguez (BUM) def. Dustin Sipka (ERAU) 6-2, 7-6
5. Danny Arkins (ERAU) def. Dirk Benninghaus (BUM) 6-0, 5-7, 14-12
6. Filip Norrman (BUM) vs. Jerry Ward (ERAU) 6-1, 5-2, unfinished

Doubles competition:
1. Filip Norrman/Gerold Wiring (BUM) def. Costin Corneanu/Nicolas Bousquet (ERAU) 8-3
2. Thomas Hipp/Dirk Benninghaus (BUM) def. Evan Sprecht/Dustin Sipka (ERAU) 8-2
3. Sebastian Losavio/Alex Praderas (BUM) def. Jerry Ward/Danny Arkins (ERAU) 8-0

Match Notes:
Embry-Riddle 2-3; National ranking #9
Barry 2-0; National ranking #5; Regional ranking #1