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Ouachita Baptist OBU (15-10)
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Winner Barry BARRY-M (21-3)
Ouachita Baptist OBU
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Final
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Barry BARRY-M
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Winner

Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | Dennis Jezek, Jr.

Men's Tennis Advances To Quarterfinals Over Tigers

Bucs rally to win four singles, after dropping the doubles point

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. --  The third-ranked and second-seeded Barry Buccaneers rallied to take four singles matches on their way to a 4-1 win over Ouachita Baptist, the 36th-ranked, 15th seed at Sanlando Park on Tuesday to advance to the national quarterfinals.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: No. 3 Barry 4, No. 36 Ouachita Baptist 1
Records: Barry (21-3), OBU (15-10)
Series: Barry leads 7-3

SUMMARY:

Doubles

  1. #10 Phil Exner / Ramon Strassman (OBU) def Adam Lynch / Thomas Machado (BARRY) 7-6(7)
  2. #36 Gabriele Felline / Tim Riedel (BARRY) def Elias Lagger / Moritz Buss (OBU) 6-2
  3. Yarin Aebi / Aaron Osmand (OBU) def Riccardo Trione / Yan Kodjoed (BARRY) 6-3

Singles

  1. Gabriele Felline (BARRY) def #1 Phil Exner (OBU) 6-3, 6-1
  2. #33 Yan Koejoed (BARRY vs #45 Ramon Strassman (OBU) 7-5, 4-3 unf
  3. Tim Ridel (BARRY) vs Elias Lagger (OBU) 5-7, 3-2 unf
  4. Adam Lynch (BARRY) def Moritz Buss (OBU) 6-2, 6-2
  5. Ariel Meshulam (BARRY) def Yarin Aebi (OBU) 6-3, 6-0
  6. Thomas Machado (BARRY) def Aaron Osmond (OBU) 6-3, 6-4 

HOW IT HAPPENED:

  • The teams split the first two doubles matches to finish. Barry's Felline and Riedel knocked off Lagger and Buss 6-2 at #2 doubles, but the Tigers took #3 as Aebi and Osmand defeated Trione and Kodjoed 6-3.
  • At the top flight, Barry' Lynch and Machado rallied to force a tie-breaker, but OBU's 10th-ranked team of Exner and Strassman came back to win 7-6(7).
  • Singles started strong for the Bucs, as they won five of six first sets.
  • Meshulam made short work of Aebi 6-3, 6-0 at #5 to even the match.
  • Lynch put the Bucs ahead with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Buss at the foourth flight.
  • Felline pulled a shocker, upsetting top-ranked Exner at #1 singles, 6-3, 6-1.
  • Machado put the nail in the coffin of the Tigers, beating Osmond 6-3, 6-4 at #6.

NOTEWORTHY:

  • Barry has won seven national championships, and have played for the title seven other times. The 14 trips to the championship match are the most in Division II history.
  • Lynch improved to 12-0 on the season, the best record on the team.
  • The Bucs advanced to the quarterfinals for the 19th time, and the first time since 2023.
  • The win was the Bucs' 106th in NCAA post-season play, the most for any school in the division (West Florida is second with 75).

ON THE HORIZON

Barry takes on the sixth-seed, #9 Washburn, in the quarterfinals at 3:00 pm pm on Wednesday.

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