Men's Tennis | 2/16/2024 6:42:00 PM
Box Score INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- The No. 2 ranked, No. 1 seeded Barry Buccaneers men's tennis squeezed by No. 8 ranked and No. 8 seeded Wayne State by a score of 4-3 in the quarterfinals of the 2024 ITA Indoor Championships at the UIndy Tennis Center.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: No. 2 Barry 4, No.8 Wayne State 1
Records: Barry (2-1), Wayne State (3-2)
Series: Buccaneers lead the series 7-3.
SUMMARY:
Doubles
- Cedrick Drenth/Daniel Grey (WSU) def. Adam Lynch/Simone Cavalleri (BU) 6-3
- Luke Laws/Dom Spicer (WSU) def. Joao Ferreira/David Rieme (BU) 6-4
- Tim Riedel/Bastien Rieme (BU) def. Benjamin Hill/Joe Kelt (WSU) 6-2
Singles
- Daniel Grey (WSU) def. Joao Ferreira 6-3, 6-4.
- Cedric Drenth (WSU) def. Adam Lynch (BU) 6-1, 6-2
- Tim Riedel (BU) def. Dom Spicer (WSU) 6-2, 6-2
- David Rieme (BU) def. Joe Kelt (WSU) 6-2, 6(8)-7, 6-2
- Bastien Rieme (BU) def. Luke Laws (WSU) 6-3, 6-3
- Leo Caill (BU) def. Denali Kitayama (WSU) 6-3, 6-2
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Wayne State was able to get on the board first after winning the doubles point, by securing victories at Doubles No.1 and No. 2.
- The Bucs made up ground after Riedel,B. Rieme and Caill all won in straight-sets at Singles No. 3, 5 and 6.
- WSU was able to get victories at Singles No. 1 and 2.
- With the match tied 3-3 it came down to Singles No. 4, the match was the lone one to go to three sets where D. Rieme ran away with a 6-2 victory to secure a semifinals birth.
NOTEWORTHY:
- The Bucs advance to the semifinals for the first time since 2022, after falling short in the quarterfinals in the 2023 season.
- This is the Bucs fourth time playing in the ITA National Indoor Championships. They have won a championship (2022) and was runner-up in 2020.
- Both David and Bastien Rieme remain undefeated on the year in singles.
ON THE HORIZON
The Bucs will take on #6 Columbus State in the ITA Indoor Nationals Quarterfinals tomorrow Feb. 16, starting at 5:30 p.m.
Find all information about the 2024 ITA National Indoor Championships here
