Men's Tennis | 4/7/2024 5:20:00 PM
Box Score WINTER PARK, Fla. -- The No. 9 ranked Barry Buccaneers tennis squad's comeback effort fell short in a 4-3 loss to No. 6 Rollins at the Bert Martin Tennis Complex on Sunday afternoon.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: No. 9 Barry 3, No. 6 Rollins 4
Records: Barry (10-4, 3-2 SSC), Rollins (16-1. 5-1 SSC)
Series: Buccaneers lead the series 34-13.
SUMMARY:
Doubles
- Guillermo Castaneda/Charlie Putrino (RC) def. Leo Caill/Joao Ferreria (BU) 6-2
- Tim Riedel/Bastien Rieme (BU) def. Luke Quaynor/Moritz Stenzer (RC) 7-6
- Efe Comu/Richard Stoiberer (RC) def. Alessio Demichelis/Adam Lynch (6-0)
Singles
- Joao Ferreria (BU) def. Efe Comu (RC) 5-7, 7-6, 6-1
- Luke Quaynor (RC) def. Alessio Demichelis (BU) 6-2, 6-3
- Adam Lynch (BU) def. Richard Stoiberer (RC) 6-0, 6-4
- Guillermo Castaneda (RC) def. Tim Riedel (BU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
- Charlie Putrino (RC) def. Bastien Rieme (BU) 6-3, 6-7, 7-6
- Leo Caill (BU) def. Moritz Stenzer (RC) 5-7, 7-6, 6-4
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Rollins got out to a 1-0 lead after securing the doubles point.
- Lynch got the Bucs on the board first after winning in straight-sets at No. 2 singles.
- Rollins took victories at No. 2 and No. 4 singles to make the lead 3-1.
- The Bucs began to storm back after Ferreria fought out a three-set victory after losing the first set.
- Caill knotted the score up at 3-3 after winning in a three-setter at No. 6 singles.
- All eyes turned to No. 5 singles, B. Rieme stayed alive in the second set after a seventh game tiebreaker. It came down to a seventh game tiebreaker in the third set and Putrino was able to win it 7-5 in the tiebreaker to secure the win for the Tars.
ON THE HORIZON:
The Bucs will look to bounce back against Lynn at the Buccaneer Tennis Center on Friday, Apr. 12, starting at 2:00 p.m.
