WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – In a makeup match from earlier this season, No. 2 Barry men's tennis had its way with No. 49 Palm Beach Atlantic Thursday, winning 9-0.
It was Barry's third straight shutout and the Buccaneers' seventh overall this season.
Thomas Bugeaud re-entered the Bucs' lineup, and delivered wins at No. 5 singles and No. 3 doubles in convincing fashion. Victor Ravier and Daniel Ventura also picked up singles victories after layoffs.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Barry 9, Palm Beach Atlantic 0
Records: Barry 13-1, 3-0 SSC; Palm Beach Atlantic 11-5, 1-3 SSC
SUMMARY:
- Bugeaud partnered with Carlos Gomez at No. 3 doubles to beat Philipp Hoffmann and Stanislav Feofilov, 8-2, for the first pairs point.
- Nico Dreer and Fernando Tous won their fourth straight match together, beating Pato Zarazua and Pietro de Silva, 8-2, at the No. 2 position.
- No. 4-ranked Ahmed Triki and Pierre Montrieul survived, 8-6, in their match with Rafael Lenz and Bernardo Ferreira at No. 1 doubles.
- Bugeaud was the first to win in singles as he rolled to a 6-1, 6-2 victory over de Silva at the No. 5 position. That gave the Bucs a 4-0 lead.
- Fabian Pronnet clinched the victory by defeating Hoffmann, 6-2, 6-2, at No. 3 singles.
- Ventura blanked Ferreira, 6-0, 6-0, at No. 4 singles to make it 6-0.
- Dreer defeated Lenz, 6-3, 6-3, at No. 2 singles.
- After dropping the first set, second-ranked Triki rallied to beat Zarazua in a third-set super tiebreaker, 4-6, 6-2, 10-5, at No. 1 singles.
- Ravier polished off the sweep with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Carlos Meneses at the No. 6 position.
NOTEWORTHY:
- Ravier was playing in his first singles match since Feb. 23. He's 3-0 this season.
- Bugeaud returned to the lineup after a two-week break. He improved to 4-1 in singles.
- Ventura also made his way back into the lineup for the first time in two weeks. He is now 5-0.
ON THE HORIZON:
Barry plays at No. 38 Florida Southern 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the first of two weekend matches.