INDIANAPOLIS, IN. -- The no.1 ranked Bucs have officially won the 2026 ITA Indoor Championship after defeating the no.4 ranked University of West Florida in a clean sweep of 4-0.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: #1 Barry 4, #4 UWF 0
Records: UWF (3-1); Barry (5-0)
All-Time Series: The Bucs lead the series 17-9
SUMMARY:
Doubles
- Simone Cavalleri / Riccardo Trione (Barry) #1 Diego Duran / Sebastian Rondon (UWF) 4-4, Unfinished
- Adam Lynch / Thomas Machado (Barry) def. Rafael Sabio / Mark Neyelov (UWF) 6-4
- Antonin Chapuis / Yan Kodjoed (Barry) def. Goncalo Quintela / Vincente Couto (UWF) 6-0
Singles
- Trione (Barry) def. Rondon (UWF) 6-4, 7-6(3)
- #1 Kodjoed (Barry) #2 Duran (UWF) 5-7, 7-6(6), 1-0, Unfinished
- #11 Lynch (Barry) def. Neyelov (UWF) 6(6)-7, 6-4, 6-0
- Machado (Barry) def. #19 Sabio (UWF) 6-4, 6-3
- Chapius (Barry) Couto (UWF) 4-5, Unfinished
- Elie Azoulay (Barry) Quintela (UWF) 3-2, Unfinished
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Bucs won the bottom two doubles giving them the lead over West Florida.
- The Bucs started the singles 0-1 after their win in the doubles matches.
- In singles, Machado won the Bucs another point after his win over Rafael Sabio 6-4, 6-3.
- Trione gave Barry a 3-0 lead after defeating Rondon 6-4, 6-7.
- Lynch clinched the match for the Bucs after a tough first set but eventual three set win against Neyelov 6(6) -7, 6-4, 6-0
- After clinching th match the rest of the matches were retired with the Bucs winning the official match,
NOTEWORTHY:
- The Bucs are currently 17 and nine against UWF in all-time series
- This is the Bucs first ITA Indoor Championship win since the 2022 season
ON THE HORIZON
The Bucs will head back home to host FNU at their home court on Tuesday, Feb. 17.
