VALDOSTA, Ga. -- The No. 4 nationally-ranked, No. 4 seeded Barry Buccaneers men's tennis defeated No. 7 nationally-ranked, No. 5 seeded West Florida 4-1 in the South Regional semifinals on Monday morning at the VSU Tennis Courts.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: No. 4 Barry 4, No. 7 West Florida 1
Records: No. 4 Barry (15-6) No. 7 West Florida (17-6)
Series: Buccaneers lead overall series 15-8, thier last meeting was in the 2022 South Regional Championship where the Bucs won 4-0.
SUMMARY:
Doubles
- Joao Ferreria/David Rieme (BU) def. Bernardo Costa/Albin Ekenros (UWF) 6-0
- Tim Riedel/Bastien Rieme (BU) def. Diego Duran/Sebastian Rondon (UWF) 6-3
- Leo Caill/Adam Lynch (BU) vs. Tomas Leston/Sebastian Sotelo (UWF) 4-3, unfinished
Singles
- Joao Ferreria (BarryU) vs. Sebastian Rondon (UWF) 6-4, 4-6, 2-3, unfinished
- Sebastian Sotelo (UWF) def. Adam Lynch (BU) 6-2, 6-3
- David Rieme (BU) def. Albin Ekenros (UWF) 5-7, 6-4, 6-3
- Tim Riedel (BU) def. Mateo Martinez (UWF) 7-6, 6-4
- Bastien Rieme (BU) vs. Diego Duran (UWF) 6-3, 2-6, 5-5, unfinished
- Leo Caill (BarryU) def. Joaquin Estevez (UWF) 7-6, 6-2
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Buccaneers top flight doubles team of Ferreria/D. Rieme defeated Costa/Ekenros of West Florida 6-0 and the Bucs No. 2 doubles team defeated Duran/Rondon 6-3, to claim the doubles point.
- West Florida took the first singles point, Sotelo defeated Lynch at No. 2 singles.
- The Bucs responded with a victory at No. 4 singles, Riedel took the victory in straight-sets.
- Caill won in straigts-sets at No. 6 singles to give the Bucs a 3-1 lead.
- D. Rieme clinched the championship game birth, coming back from down a set to win in a three-setter at No. 3 singles.
NOTEWORTHY:
- This is the Bucs 29th NCAA tournament appearance.
- The Bucs will look to advance to the national finals for the 25th time.
ON THE HORIZON:
The Buccaneers will take on No. 3 nationally-ranked, No. 1 seeded Valdosta State in the South Regional Championship tomorrow, May 14, at 1:00 pm, at the VSU Tennis Center.
