Men's Tennis | 10/12/2023 1:29:00 PM

ROME, Ga. -- Barry Buccaneers men's tennis player Adam Lynch defeated the top seed in the first round of the ITA Cup on Thursday morning at the Rome Tennis Center. 

Lynch defeated top-seeded Phil Exner of Ouachita Baptist University in straight-sets 6-3, 6-3 to advance to the quarterfinals. Exner was a 2023 ITA All-American, that ended the 2023 season as the fourth-ranked singles player. 

Lynch will now face off against Jorge Perez of Charleston on Friday, Oct. 13, with first serve set for 12:00 p.m.

The nation's top small college (Division II, Division III, NAIA, & JUCO) tennis players have all converged in Rome, Georgia this weekend for the playing of the 2023 ITA Cup. Dating back to 1986, the ITA Cup (formerly Small College Nationals) is the only singles and doubles national championship for the Division II and NAIA levels, with over 8,000 student-athletes competing in over 60 regional championships to gain entry into the field.

The ITA Cup Super Bowl provides the opportunity for cross-divisional play, pitting the four divisional winners against each other for the right to compete in the final tournament of the college tennis fall season. The singles and doubles champions of the 2023 ITA Cup Super Bowl, will be awarded a wildcard into the 2023 ITA Fall National Championships which will be hosted at the Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego.

You can watch Lynch's match tomorrow with this link.