Men's Tennis | 5/7/2021 2:07:00 PM
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The top-seeded Barry Buccaneers will face off with the fourth-seeded Saint Leo Lions in the semifinals of the 2021 NCAA Division II South Region Men's Tennis Tournament at the Skeeter Carson Tennis Center on Saturday, May 8.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Barry (8-0, SSC Automatic Qualifier)
Saint Leo (9-2, At-Large Bid)
Series: Barry leads 37-2 and have won he last four in a row. Barry leads 7-0 in neutral site matches.
The Bucs (8-0) drew a bye in the quarterfinals, while Saint Leo (9-2) powered through a 4-0 win over fifth seed Delta State on Friday. The match up will be the third meeting between the teams this season. Barry used a 5-2 win at home on Apr. 15 to clinch the Sunshine State Conference regular season title and a 4-1 win on Apr. 25 for the SSC Tournament title.
The Bucs are powered by a deep and talented singles lineup, led at the top by SSC Player of the Year Alessandro Giuliato at #1 singles. Hugo Cazaban was also a First-Team singles pick, while Alejandro Ortega Palacios and Ignasi Forcano both made the Second-Team and Tim Buettner was honorable mention
The Lions feature a pair of First-Team picks as well in Nicolas Bacella and Aurel Ciocanu. Alex Parker, Chris Traut and Ghali Mensour were named to the Second-Team.
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