MIAMI SHORES, Fla. – A bunch of fresh faces on Barry University's seventh-ranked men's tennis team got their taste of the college dual season in the Buccaneers' season-opening victory over NCAA Division I Bethune-Cookman Saturday at Buccaneer Tennis Center.

Coach George Samuel used 12 of his 14 players to pick up the first victory of the season.
 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Barry 9, Bethune-Cookman 0
Records: Barry 1-0, Bethune-Cookman 0-3

SUMMARY:

• Barry swept the doubles to open up a 3-0 lead that settled longtime coach George Samuel into a comfort zone. After recording the pairs sweep, Samuel altered his singles lineup.
• Carlos Gomez and Thomas Bugeaud were 8-4 winners at the No. 2 pairs position in their first match together.
• No. 35-ranked Nico Dreer opened his senior season with a win at the No. 1 singles position. Fabian Pronnet was a 6-2, 6-0 win over David Ocampa at No. 2 singles.
• Newcomers Vivien Versier and Fernando Tous completed the doubles sweep with a 9-7 win over Alvaro Barrera and Ocampa at the No. 3 position in their first pairs match together.

NOTEWORTHY:

• Five new faces saw court time in doubles for the Buccaneers.
• Ahmed Triki was paired with his seventh different doubles partner of his four-year Bucs career.
• Barry coach George Samuel moved to within eight wins of his 500th career victory with the Buccaneers men's team.
• Pronnet returned to the court after missing the fall.

ON THE HORIZON:

Barry hosts No. 33 Flagler next Saturday at 1 p.m. during Homecoming Weekend. It will mark the return of former Bucs All-American and assistant coach Thomas Hipp, who is the Director of Tennis at Flagler now.

#7 Barry 9, Bethune-Cookman 0
02/04/17 at Miami Shores, FL (Buccaneer Tennis Center)