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Winner Washburn WU (21-3)
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Barry BARRY-M (21-3)
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Washburn WU
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Barry BARRY-M
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Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | Dennis Jezek, Jr.

Men's Tennis Bows Out In Quarterfinals

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. -- The third-ranked and second-seed Barry Buccaneers fell in a 4-3 heartbreaker to #9 and seventh seed Washburn in the NCAA Division II men's tennis quarterfinals on Thursday at Sanlando Park in Altamonte Springs, Fla.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final:  No. 9 Washburn 4, No. 3 Barry 3
Records: Barry (21-4), Washburn (22-3)
Series: Series tied 1-1.

SUMMARY:

Doubles

  1. Adam Lynch / Thomas Machado (BARRY) def. #1 Matthew Earle / Tim Hammes (WU) 7-5
  2. #23 Tommy Cecchetti / Vasek Schneider (WU) def. #36 Gabriele Felline / Tim Riedel (BARRY) 7-6(3)
  3. Moritz Pieper / Pavlos Parson (WU) def. Yan Kodjoed / Riccardo Trione (BARRY) 6-3

Singles

  1. #38 Riccardo Trione (BARRY) def. #4 Tim Hammes (WU) 6-1, 6-7(4), 6-3
  2. #8 Vasek Schneider (WU) def. Gabriele Felline (BARRY) 2-6, 6-1, 6-4
  3. #65 Pavlos Parson (WU) def. #33 Yan Kodjoed (BARRY) 6-4, 6-3
  4. Tommy Cecchetti (WU) def. Tim Riedell (BARRY) 7-6(5), 3-6, 7-5
  5. Adam Lynch (BARRY) def. Zino Nahirniak (WU) 6-1, 6-2
  6. Ariel Meshulam (BARRY) def. Matthew Earle (WU) 6-3, 6-2

HOW IT HAPPENED:

  • The Ichabods grabbed an early lead as Moritz Pieper and Pavlos Parson shutdown Riccardo Trione and Yan Kodjoed 6-3 at #3 doubles.
  • Barry came back to tie as Adam Lynch and Thomas Machado knocked off the nationally top-ranked pair of Matthew Earle and Tim Hammes 7-5 at the top flight.
  • But with the doubles point on the line, #23 Tommy Cecchetti and Vaclav Schneider persevered in a tiebreaker 7-6(3) over #36 Gabriele Felline and Tim Reidel.
  • The Bucs dominated the bottom flights, with Lynch and Ariel Meshulam winning in straight sets at five and six singles, respectively.
  • But #33 Kodjoed got beat 6-4, 6-3 at #3 by #65 Parson and the other three singles matches all went to third sets.
  • At the top flight, #38 Tirone pulled off a 6-1, 6-7(4), 6-3 win over fourth-ranked Hammes.
  • But Felline fell, after winning the first set, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 to #8 Schneider at number two.
  • With the match riding on the line, Riedel forced a third set at #4, but fell 7-6(5), 3-6, 7-5 to Cecchetti.

NOTEWORTHY:

  • After winning four straight national titles and playing for the championship six straight years, Barry has now missed the national semifinals in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2004 and 2005.
  • Lynch finished the season with an unblemished 13-0 mark in singles.

ON THE HORIZON

That concludes the season for the Bucs.

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