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Winner Barry BARRY-M (20-3)
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West Florida UWF
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Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | Dennis Jezek, Jr.

Men's Tennis Advances To Orlando Over Host Argonauts

PENSACOLA, Fla. --  The third-ranked Barry Buccaneers ousted the second-ranked West Florida Argonauts 4-1 in the finals of the NCAA Division II South Region 2 Final in men's tennis action from the Skeeter Carson Tennis Center on Sunday afternoon, avenging an earlier loss at the ITA Indoor Championships. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: No. 3 Barry 4, No. 2 West Florida 1
Records: West Florida (24-3), Barry (20-3)
Series: Barry leads 16-9

SUMMARY:

Doubles

  1. Adam Lynch / Thomas Machado (BARRY) vs #2 Diego Duran / Sebastian Rondon (UWF) 5-6, (unf)
  2. Miguel Cabrera / Bernardo Costa (UWF) def. #36 Tim Riedel / Gabriele Felline (BARRY) 6-4
  3. Sebastian Sotelo / Jordi Leston (UWF) def Yan Kodjoed / Riccardo Trione (BARRY) 6-3

Singles

  1. #6 Miguel Cabrera (UWF) vs #38 Riccardo Trione (BARRY) 6-7(5), 4-1, (unf)
  2. Gabriele Felline (BARRY) def #11 Sebastian Rondon (UWF) 6-2, 1-6, 6-4
  3. #33 Yan Kodjoed (BARRY) def #47 Diego Duran (UWF) 3-6, 6-4, 7-5
  4. #32 Sebastian Sotelo (UWF) def Tim Riedel (BARRY) 6-2, 4-6, 4-3 (unf)
  5. Adam Lynch (BARRY) def Albin Ekenros (UWF) 7-5, 6-2
  6. Ariel Meshulam (BARRY) def. Jordi Leston (UWF) 6-0, 6-2

HOW IT HAPPENED:

  • The Argonauts flipped the script from the Indoors. Barry carried the doubles point at the Indoors, but West Florida won at the second and third flights in this match. Sebastian Sotelo and Jordi Letson, who had lost in Indianapolis, defeated Riccardo Trione and Yan Kodjoed 6-3 at the third flight. Playing with new partner Bernardo Costa, Miguel Cabrera pulled out a 6-4 win over 36th-ranked Gabriele Felline and Time Reidel at #2.
  • Two Buccaneers who did not play at the Indoors put the Bucs in front 2-1. Ariel Meshulam defeated Letson 6-0, 6-2 at #6, Adam Lynch beat Albin Ekenros 7-5, 6-2 at #5.
  • The other four matches all split sets.
  • After winning the first set at #2 Felline dropped the second to #11 Sebastian Rondon, but recovered to win 6-2, 1-6, 6-4.
  • At #3, 33rd-ranked Kodjoed lost the first set to #47 Diego Duran, but rallied for a 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 victory, which propelled the Bucs on to the next round.

NOTEWORTHY:

  • This will be the 25th appearance for the Bucs at the NCAA Finals.
  • The Bucs have played for the national championship more than any other team in history (14), winning titles in 2010, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2023 and finishing second in 1998, 1999, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2018.
  • Lynch, who missed the first 11 matches with an injury, returned to the line up and has won 11 straight, with all the matches coming against ranked teams.

ON THE HORIZON

The Bucs advance to the National Finals at Sanlando Park in Altamonte Springs, Fla., and await the seeding to find out their opponent.

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