MELBOURNE, Fla. -- The Buccaneers suffered a narrow 3-4 defeat to the hands of an undefeated team, and the top-ranked NAIA team in the country, Georgia Gwinett College, in Melbourne, Fla., on Tuesday Mar. 5.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Barry 3, Georgia Gwinnett 4
Records: No. 1 Barry 5-1, No. 1(NAIA) Georgia Gwinnett 8-0
DOUBLES:
- 1. Blake Bayldon/Pierre Montrieul (Barry) def. Ayed Zatar/Valentino Caratini (GGCM) 7-5
- 2. Alejandro Gallego/Alejandro Palacios (Barry) def. Gregor Hutterer/Federico Bonacia (GGCM) 6-1
- 3. F. Herrera Duran/Daniel Czepielewski (GGCM) def. Carlos Gomez/Vivien Versier (Barry) 7-5
SINGLES:
- 1. Montrieul (Barry) def. Bonacia (GGCM) 6-4, 6-2
- 2. Herrera Duran (GGCM) def. Gomez (Barry) 7-5, 6-3
- 3. Rafael Coutinho (GGCM) def. Gallego (Barry) 6-4, 6-4
- 4. Palacios (Barry) def. Jose Dugo (GGCM) 6-2, 2-6, 6-3
- 5. Caratini (GGCM) def. Versier (Barry) 6-1, 7-6 (7-3)
- 6. Mika Kosonen (GGCM) def. Daniel Ventura (Barry) 6-3, 6-4
ON THE HORIZON:
The Bucs will now travel to San Antonio, Tex., for a three game road trip, beginning with #10 Hawaii Hilo on Monday, Mar. 11.
