SURPRISE, Ariz. -- The second-seeded Barry Buccaneers advanced to the national semifinals with a 4-1 win over the seven seed, Northwest Missouri State, on Tuesday at the Surprise Tennis & Racquet Complex.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: #2 Barry 4, #7 Northwest Missoouri State 1
Records: Barry 11-0, Northwest Missouri State 16-5
Series: Barry leads 2-0

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING:

Head Coach George Samuel talks about quarterfinal win over @bearcatsports. pic.twitter.com/RiIUoF3sub

— Barry University Men's Tennis (@BarryUTennis) May 18, 2021

Tim Buettner put Barry up 2-1 on the way to a 4-1 quarterfinal win over the Bearcats. pic.twitter.com/6TRSAN3YRW

— Barry University Men's Tennis (@BarryUTennis) May 18, 2021

SUMMARY:

Singles

1. #1 Alessandro Giuliato (Barry) def #3 Andrea Zamurri (NWMS) 6-2, 6-1
2. Alejandro Oretaga Palacios (Barry) vs Fabien Calloud (NWMS) 6-3, 3-2 unf
3. Alejandro Ibañez Gallego (Barry) def Franco Oliva (NWMS) 6-1, 6-2
4. Arnau Rodriguez (Barry) vs Fillipo Piranomote (NWMS) 6-0, 4-3 unf
5. Ignasi Forcano (Barry) def Martin Sanchez (NWMS) 6-3, 6-2
6. Hugo Cazaban (Barry) vs Agustin Velasco (NWMS) 7-5, 6-0

Doubles

1. #14 Andrea Zamurri/Fraqnco Oliva (NWMS) def. Ignasi Forcano/Martin Gutierrez (Barry) 6-2
2. Alessandro Giuliato/Tim Buettner (Barry) def. Martin Sanchez/Fillipo Piranomote (NWMS) 6-2
3. Agustin Velasco/Fabien Calloud (NWMS) def. Alejandro Ibañez Gallego/Alonso Garcia (Barry) 7-5

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Bearcats took a quick lead in doubles as the #14-ranked tandem of Andrea Zamurri and Franco Oliva won 6-2 over Ignasi Forcano and Martin Gutierrez at number one.
• Giuliato and Buettner continued their dominant play with a 6-2 win over martin Sanchez and Fillipo Piranomote at number two.
• But the Bearcats won 7-5 at number three to take the doubles point.
• In singles, Ibañez Gallego quickly evened the match at 1-1 with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Franco Oliva at number three.
• Tim Buettner gave Barry the lead at number six singles, 7-5, 6-0 over Agustin Velasco.
•  Giuliato made a big statement with a dominant 6-2, 6-1 win over Andrea Zamurri, who came in ranked third by the ITA and Ultimate Tennis Rating (UTR).
• Ignasi Forcano provided the clincher again, as in the regional final, with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Martin Sanchez.
• The remaining matches went unfinished.

NOTES

• The Bucs advance to the national semifinals for the 11^th time in the last 13 tournaments.
• Barry faces the number three seed University of Indianapolis, who defeated Bluefield State 4-0 on Tuesday.
• The Bucs are 2-0 all-time against the Greyhounds.
• Barry won 7-2 at home in 2017 and prevailed 5-3 in the semifinals of the 2018 national tournament. The Greyhounds swept the doubles in 2018, but Barry took five of the six singles flights to advance to the finals.

ON THE HORIZON

The Bucs will play in the national semifinals on Wednesday at 5:00 pm Eastern.