ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. -- The top-seeded Barry Buccaneers won 4-0 over the West Florida Argonauts in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division II Men's Tennis Championship on Wednesday.
The Bucs carried the doubles point and won at number three, five and six singles.
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING:
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final:Â #1 Barry 4, #9 West Florida 0
Records:Â Barry 23-1, West Florida 20-5Â
DOUBLES:
- #7 Pierre Montrieul/Blake Bayldon (Barry) vs. #25 Serdar Bojadjiev/Vitinho Galvao (UWF); 2-5, unfinished
- Alejandro Ibañez Gallego/Filip Zupancic (Barry) def. Juan Motta/Pedro Cordiero (UWF) 6-3Â
- Carlos Gomez/Vivien Versier (Barry) def. Lucas Sanchez/Juan Cabrera (UWF) 6-2
SINGLES:
- #7 Montrieul (Barry) vs. #5 Bojadjiev (UCWV); 6-4, 3-4, unfinished
- #28 Ibañez Gallego (Barry) vs. #75 Cabrera (UWF) 6-1, 6-5, unfinished
- #29 Gomez (Barry) def. Sanchez (UWF) 6-4, 6-2
- #33 Alejandro Ortega Palacios (Barry) vs. Motta (UWF) 6-4, 4-5, unfinished
- #75 Versier (Barry) def. Cordiero (UWF); 6-0, 6-1
- #46 Ventura (Barry) def. Galvao (UWF); 6-4, 6-1
NOTEWORTHY:
- The Buccaneers advance to the national semifinals for the third straight season and the 16th time overall.
- Barry will play Hawai'i Hilo in the semifinals. The Bucs and Vulcans played earlier this year in San Antonio, Texas, with Barry winning 6-1.
- The win over the Argonauts avenged a 5-2 loss in the national championship match in 2017.
- The win at #3 for Gomez was his 19th of the season, best on the team, and 14th straight.
- The Bucs won the doubles point for the 24th time this seasonin 25 matches.
ON THE HORIZON:
Barry will play #4 Hawai'i Hilo on Thursday in the semifinals at 1:00 pm.
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