BRADENTON, Fla. -- So there was some reshuffling going on, but all of that mattered little to No. 2 Barry.
The Buccaneers took care of business in workmanlike fashion Thursday at the Sunshine State Conference quarterfinals at IMG Academy, beating No. 50 Florida Southern, 5-0.
With mandated switches in the lineups, the Bucs did what they do best: they went out and won. Now they're moving on, and they'll meet their top rival in the semifinals in a win-to-advance-to-the-championship match.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Barry 5, Florida Southern 0
Records: Barry (18-2), Florida Southern (8-11)
DOUBLES:
SINGLES:
- Fourty ninth-ranked Daniel Ventura put Barry ahead, 4-Love, with a 6-0, 6-0 shutout of Becker at No. 4.
- Sixty eighth-ranked Vivien Versier sealed the deal in the first-to-five format with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Alvaro Arias at No. 2.
NOTEWORTHY:
- Barry picked up its 10th win over a ranked opponent.
- Ventura won by shutout for the first time this season. It is the third time in his career he's beat an opponent without surrendering a game, having done so once in each of his three seasons with the Bucs.
- Gomez and Versier have won 11 straight matches together. They are 29-4 in their career.
- Barry has met Lynn in the SSC Tournament every year dating back to 2002 when the two teams did not see each other in the league postseason event.
ON THE HORIZON:
Barry will play Lynn in Friday's 2 p.m. semifinals.
BOX SCORE
