MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- The No. 10 ranked Barry Buccaneers men's tennis team fell to No. 3 NAIA Keiser 4-3 in the Bucs regular season finale at the Buccaneer Tennis Center on Saturday afternoon.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: No. 10 Barry 3, No. 3 (NAIA) Keiser 4
Records: Barry (11-6), Keiser (17-2)
Series: Buccaneers lead the series 14-3.
SUMMARY:
Doubles
- Yassir Kilani/Soufiane El Mesbahi (KU) def. Joao Ferreria/David Rieme (BU) 6-2
- Tim Riedel/Bastien Rieme (BU) def. Heber Santos/Andrej Krajicik (KU) 6-3
- Simone Boscatto/Shaheed Alam (KU) def. Leo Caill/Adam Lynch (BU) 6-2
Singles
- Soufiane El Mesbahi (KU) def. Adam Lynch (BU) 6-4, 6-3
- Shaheed Alam (KU) def. Joao Ferreria (BU) 7-6, 6-0
- David Rieme (BU) def. Yassir Kilani (KU) 6-4, 6-3
- Andrej Krajcik (KU) def. Tim Riedel (BU) 6-4, 7-5
- Bastien Rieme (BU) def. Simone Boscatto (KU) 6-3, 6-0
- Leo Caill (BU) def. Heber Santos (KU) 6-7, 6-3, 10-7
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Keiser won at doubles No. 1 and 3 to secure the doubles point and go up 1-0.
- B. Rieme put the Bucs on the board first, winning in straight-sets at No. 5 singles.
- D. Rieme put the Bucs up 2-1 after winning in straight-sets at No. 3 singles.
- Keiser took the next three points, winning at No. 2 singles, No. 1 singles and No. 4 singles. Krajcik at No. 4 singles clinched the win for the Seahawks.
- Caill took the victory at No. 6 singles.
ON THE HORIZON:
The Bucs will start post-season play in the SSC Championships on Friday Apr. 26 at 1:00 pm against sixth-seeded Florida Southern at the Beerman Tennis Center.