MIAMI SHORES, Fla. --  The No. 12 Barry Buccaneers men's tennis team defeated the No. 14 team, the Wayne State Warriors 4-1 on Thursday afternoon at the UTSA Training Center.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: No. 12 Barry 4, No. 14 WSU 1
Records: Barry (7-2), Wayne State (7-2)
Series: Buccaneers lead the series 6-1. 

SUMMARY:

Doubles

1. #41 Cedric Drenth/George Day (WSU) def. Yan Kodjoed / Leo Caill (BARRY) 6-3
2. Tim Riedel/ Gabriele Felline (BARRY) def. Sam Knowles/ Tom Wasner (WSU) 6-4
3. Benjamin Hill/Luis Klaus (WSU) def. Riccardo Trione/Simone Cavalleri (BARRY) 7(7)-6(5)

Singles

1. #63 Riccardo Trione (BARRY) vs. #15 Cedric Drenth (WSU) 7-5, UF
2. Gabriele Felline (BARRY) def. #74 George Day (WSU) 6-1, 6-2
3. #17 Yan Kodjoed (BARRY) def. Tom Wasner (WSU) 6-1, 6-2
4. Tim Riedel (BARRY) def. Luis Klaus (WSU) 6-2, 6-0
5. #48 Elie Azoulay (BARRY) vs. Benjamin Hill (WSU) 6-6, UF
6. Simone Cavalleri (BARRY) def. Sam Knowles (WSU) 6-0, 6-0

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Buccaneers dropped the doubles point as the #41-ranked duo of Cedric Drenth and George Day defeated Barry's 20th-ranked combo of Yan Kodjeod and Leo Caill
• Barry bounced back with a 6-4 victory at #2 with Gabriele Felline and Tim Reidel beating Sam Knowles and Tom Wasner
• It came down to a hard-fought tiebreak loss at #3 as WSU's Luis Klaus and Ben Hill out-lasted Riccardo Trione and Simone Cavalleri.
• Cavelleri got the day started for the Bucs with a commanding 6-0, 6-0 win over Sam Knowles at #6 singles.
• Riedel  defeated Klaus, sweeping both sets 6-2, 6-0, to even the match.
• Felline dominated #74-ranked Day, 6-1, 6-2, at #2 to give Barry the lead.
• Kodjoed handled Tom Wasner with ease, cruising to a 6-1, 6-2 victory at #3 that sealed the win.
• The remaining matches went unfinished after the Bucs clinched.

ON THE HORIZON

The Bucs are set to face off against Palm Beach Atlantic on March 12, the match begins at 2 pm at the Rinker Athletic Campus.