VALDOSTA, Ga. -- The No. 5 Barry Buccaneers men's tennis team defeated the No. 1 NAIA team, the Georgia Gwinnett Grizzlies 4-1 on Sunday morning at the VSU Tennis Complex.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: No. 5 Barry 4, No. 1 GG 1
Records: Barry (6-2), Georgia-Gwinnett (11-1)
Series: Buccaneers lead the series 2-1.
SUMMARY:
Doubles
- #1 Jeremias Rocco / Santiago Villarruel (GG) def. Yan Kodjoed / Leo Caill (BARRY) 6-2
- Tim Riedel / Gabriele Felline (BARRY) def. Gian Durrer/ Andoni Garmendia (GG) 6-4
- Riccardo Trione/ Simone Cavalleri (BARRY) def. Luis Francisco Sampe/Aleksandr Kalinin (GG) 7-5
Singles
- Gabriele Felline (BARRY) def. Jeremias Rocco (GG) 3-0, WR
- Riccardo Trione (BARRY) def. #27 Aleksandr Kalinin (GG) 6-4, 6-3
- #1 Santiago Villarruel (GG) vs. Tim Riedel (BARRY) 6-3, 5-7, 5-4, UF
- #25 Yan Kodjoed (BARRY) def. Luis Francisco Sampe (GG) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
- #21 Andoni Garmendia (GG) def. Ariel Meshulam (BARRY) 6-0, 7-4
- Kamron McIntosh-Ross (GG) vs. Elie Azoulay (BARRY) 3-6, 7-5, 0-2, UF
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Buccaneers dropped their first doubles match but battled back to claim a 6-4 victory in Doubles #2 and a 7-5 victory in Doubles #3.
- Gabriele Felline won his first set 3-0 before winning due to opponent retirement.
- Riccardo Trione faced the 27th-ranked player Aleksandr Kalinin and defeated him in a straight-set sweep, 6-4, 6-3.
- #25 Yan Kodjoed fought hard against Luis Francisco Sampe, winning his tightly contested match, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3.
- Ariel Meshulam made his singles season debut but unfortunately lost his match to the #21-ranked player Andoni Garmendia, 0-6, 4-7
- Singles Match #3 and Singles Match #6 Went unfinished
ON THE HORIZON
The Bucs are returning to Florida to face off against Wayne State on March 6, the match begins at 2 pm at the UTSA Training Center.
