Men's Tennis | 4/2/2004 7:07:00 PM

Box Score SAVANNAH, Ga. – The No. 7-ranked Barry University men's tennis team sent their host and No. 16-ranked Armstrong Atlantic State Pirates to their third straight loss with a 6-3 decision at the AASU Tennis Complex on Friday afternoon.

The Bucs got off on the right foot taking the # 1 and # 3 doubles. At the top flight Thomas Hipp and Gerold Wiring knocked off AASU's Achim Roth and Tim Offermann 8-6, while Sebastian Losavio and Filip Norrman took care of Roger Thiele and Peter Dedik 8-5 at #3.

In singles play, the Bucs won four of the six matches to clinch the win. Hipp fell in the #1 slot, however, the Bucs rallied to take the #2 thru #5 slots with Losavio, Wiring, Rodriguez and Benninghaus all picking up wins.

The Bucs return to action on Saturday when they face off against North Florida at 11:00 am.

Tennis Match Results
Barry vs Armstrong Atlantic
Apr 02, 2004 at Savannah, Ga.

#7 Barry 6, #16 Armstrong Atlantic 3
Singles competition:
1. Achim Roth (AASU) def. Thomas Hipp (BUM) 6-3, 6-5
2. Sebastian Losavio (BUM) def. Roger Thiele (AASU) 7-5, 6-7, 6-2
3. Gerold Wiring (BUM) def. Dale White (AASU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
4. Victor Rodriguez (BUM) def. Jonas Askeland (AASU) 6-2, 6-3
5. Filip Norrman (BUM) def. David Secker (AASU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
6. Taavo Roos (AASU) def. Alex Praderas (BUM) 7-5, 6-2

Doubles competition:
1. Thomas Hipp/Gerold Wiring (BUM) def. Achim Roth/Tim Offerman (AASU) 8-6
2. Dale White/David Secker (AASU) def. Dirk Benninghaus/Victor Rodriguez (BUM) 8-5
3. Sebastian Losavio/Filip Norrman (BUM) def. Roger Thiele/Peter Dedik (AASU) 8-5

Match Notes:
Barry 16-1; National ranking #7
Armstrong Atlantic 12-7; National ranking #16