MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- The Buccaneer men's tennis team shined in their season-opening match against No.6 Flagler College on Saturday Feb. 9 at the Buccaneer Tennis Complex, winning all but one matchup which went to a super-tiebreaker. Pierre Montrieul, the second-ranked singles player in the country, brought over his dominance from the fall into the new year. Montrieul seized a sound victory over Flagler's Lukas Storke in singles after teaming up with Blake Bayldon to capture a 6-2 victory in the Bucs first duo match. The Bucs only loss on the day was Alejandro Palacios' first match in a Buccaneer uniform. Palacios rallied back from a rough start to capture the second set 6-3 but came up just short in a super-tiebreaker.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: #2 Barry 6, #6 Flagler 1
Records: Barry 1-0, Flagler 2-1
DOUBLES:
SINGLES:
NOTEWORTHY:
- The Alejandro's both took the court for their first matches as Buccaneers. Gallego tallied an excellent performance, winning his singles match decisively. The Alejandro's teamed up in doubles to seal a point for the Buccaneers with their victory.
- Head coach George Samuel faced off against one of his former pupils once again. Flagler head coach Thomas Hipp is a former Buccaneer player and assistant coach. Hipp was a three-time all-american as a Buccaneer and is a member of the SSC Hall of Fame.
ON THE HORIZON:
The Bucs will travel to Palm Beach Atlantic next week to take on the 18th-ranked Sailfish on Wednesday, Feb. 13 at 3:00 pm.
