Box ScoreSAINT LEO, Fla. -- Barry University men's tennis team will play for its fifth straight Sunshine State Conference Championships title Saturday after beating Rollins, 5-2, in the semifinals.
The No. 3 Buccaneers (20-0) await No. 9 Lynn (16-3) in Saturday's 12:30 p.m. finals. The No. 12 Tars fell to 14-9, and will await their NCAA Tournament fate when the Selection Show is announced Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. on www.ncaa.com.
Barry took a 2-1 lead after pairs play.
Renato Lombardi and
Franco Echenique swept Mike Santa Lucia and Keegan Burger, 8-0, at the No. 3 position for the Bucs. Eighth-ranked
Ahmed Triki and
Fabian Groetsch put Barry ahead 2-0 after defeating Anton Bettink and Patrick Sell, 8-2, at No. 1. Rollins' duo of Malte Christesen and Robin Marchione beat
Kevin Sielmann and
Dominik Haider, 8-5, at No. 2.
The Tars tied the match at 2-2 when sixth-ranked Bettink defeated fourth-ranked Groetsch, 6-4, 6-0, at No. 1 singles. Barry's
Nico Dreer beat Marchione, 6-3, 6-3, at No. 3 to put the Bucs back on top. Lombardi coasted in the first set before pulling a tough one in the second set to beat Adrian Di Felice, 6-1, 7-5, at No. 6. Barry's
Fabian Pronnet sealed the deal with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Santa Lucia at No. 5.
Haider and Sielmann's matches at Nos. 2 and 4 singles, respectively, were unfinished when the Bucs clinched with the fifth team point.
Saturday's match is available via
LIVE STATS and
LIVE VIDEO.
