Box Score MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- Barry University's No. 1-ranked men's tennis team beat Florida Tech, 5-0, Tuesday in the Sunshine State Conference opener. Rain delayed and shortened the match.
The Buccaneers (3-0, 1-0 SSC) used steady doubles play to set the tone. Ninth-ranked
Ahmed Triki and
Renato Lombardi beat Aria Canadell and Tjimon Louisy, 8-5, at the No. 1 position. Lombardi's backhand split the Panthers pair down the middle to wrap up the match.
Fabian Pronnet and
Daniel Ventura used high energy to coast to an 8-2 win over Ricardo Corona and JJ Clark at No. 2.
Lucas Kogachi and
Ajdin Tahirovic defeated Wade Ball and Majed Alshaikh, 8-4, at No. 3 doubles.
Triki defeated Canadell, 6-2, 6-3, at No. 1 singles.
Nico Dreer beat Jose Martinez, 6-1, 6-0, at No. 3 to secure the win. The other four singles matches went unfinished due to the wet surface.
Barry will play at Rollins Friday to begin a three-match road trip.
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