ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. -- Barry University's No. 2 men's tennis team fell, 5-2, to No. 1 West Florida in the NCAA Division II Championship Friday at Sanlando Park.
The Buccaneers finished as the national runner-up for the sixth time in the program's history. The last time Barry was the runner-up was 2011, also at Sanlando.
Barry trailed 2-1 after doubles, but tied the match at 2-2 when Fabian Pronnet took Pedro Dumont out of his game, frustrating the Argos' No. 5 singles player to the tune of a 6-1, 6-4 Bucs victory. But the Buccaneers could not salvage another singles point.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: West Florida 5, Barry 2
Records: Barry 26-2, West Florida 32-1
SUMMARY:
- Barry's Nico Dreer and Fernando Tous beat Warren Kuhn and Pablo Tellez, 8-5, at No. 3 doubles to tie the match at 1-1.
- The Bucs No. 2-ranked doubles team of Ahmed Triki and Pierre Montrieul fell to top-ranked Alex Peyrot and Dumont, 8-3. Barry's Carlos Gomez and Thomas Bugeaud dropped the No. 2 pairs match, 8-5, to 23rd-ranked Gabriel Dias and Pedro Roese.
- Following Pronnet's No. 5 singles victory, West Florida won three straight points at Nos. 2, 4 and 6 singles to wrap it up.
NOTEWORTHY:
- It was the ninth time the Bucs have reached the national championship match.
- Both of Barry's losses came to West Florida this season.
- Triki closed his four-year Buccaneer career with a school-record 84 doubles victories, and his .903 singles winning percentage ranks second in school history. His .857 career doubles winning percentage is tied for second.
- Dreer finished his career with 65 singles wins, which ranks fourth all time at Barry. His 21 singles victories this season is tied for second.
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