INDIANAPOLIS, In. -- The fouth-ranked Barry Buccaneers suffer their first loss of the season at the ITA Indoor Championships, losing a close 4-3 match against the #6 West Florida Argonauts in men's tennis action at the UIndy Tennis Center on Saturday late afternoon.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: No. 4 Barry 3, No. 6 West Florida 4
Records: Barry (4-1), West Florida (3-0)
SUMMARY:
Doubles
- Yan Kodjoed / Leo Caill (BARRY) def. Diego Duran / Sebastian Rondon (UWF) 6-4
- Tim Riedel / Gabriele Felline (BARRY) def. Miguel Cabrera / Denilso Martinez (UWF) 6-2
- Sebastian Sotelo / Jordi Leston (UWF) def Thomas Machado / Riccardo Trione (BARRY) 6-3
Singles
- Miguel Cabrera (UWF) def Riccardo Trione (BARRY) 6-0, 1-6, 6-3
- Sebastian Rondon (UWF) def. Gabriele Felline (BARRY) 3-6, 7-5, 5-7
- Yan Kodjoed (BARRY) def. Sebastian Sotelo (UWF) 6-2, 6-2
- Diego Duran (UWF) def Tim Riedel (BARRY) 2-6, 7-6(5), 6-2
- Albin Ekenros (UWF) def. Thomas Machado (BARRY) 6-4, 6-3
- Leo Caill (BARRY) def. Jordi Leston (UWF) 6-1, 4-6, 6-2
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Buccaneers had a great start, they won their first two doubles matches, but the third match would be go in favor of West Florida.
- Yan Kodjoed cleaned up his match with a decisive straight set sweep, 6-2, 6-2 over Sebastian Sotelo, continuing a great freshman season.
- Tthomas Machado fell to Albin Ekenros at #5 6-4, 6-3.
- The remaining four matches all went to third sets, with the Argonauts taking three of the four to clinch the match.
- Leo Caill came up with the only third-set win for the Bucs at #6, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 over Jordi Lester.
- Tim Reidel had a chance to clinch his match, but ultimately lost the tie-breaker in the second set for the second straight match and dropped the match 6-2 in the third.
ON THE HORIZON
The Bucs face conference foe Rollins on Sunday at 5:30 pm in the third-place match.
