MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- The number two-ranked Barry University men's tennis team capped off a perfect conference season with a dominant 7-0 victory over Palm Beach Atlantic. The win improves the Bucs to 18-0 in the regular season and secures back-to-back regular-season conference championships for Barry.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: #2 Barry 7, Palm Beach Atlantic 0
Records: #2 Barry (18-0, 7-0 SSC); PBA (0-17, 0-7 SSC)
All-Time Series: The Bucs lead the series 26-0
SUMMARY:
Doubles
- #20 Riccardo Trione / Simone Cavalleri (Barry) def. #27 Peter Dragar / Milan Visontai (PBA) 7-5
- #48 Thomas Machado / Cooper Dillon (Barry) def.Matthew Young / Alejandro Rol Franco (PBA) 6-3
- Yan Kodjoed / Antonin Chapuis (Barry) def.Lucas Hoyos / Bernardo Moutinho (PBA) 6-2
Singles
- #1 Yan Kodjoed (Barry) def. Milan Visontai (PBA) 6-3, 6-1
- Thomas Machado (Barry) def. Alejandro Rol Franco (PBA) 6-1, 7-5
- Antonin Chapuis (Barry) def. Marco Cinotti (PBA) 6-1, 6-0
- Loup Alleno (Barry) def. Peter Dragar (PBA) 6-4, 6-3
- Hayze Loop (Barry) def. Marko Visontai (PBA) 6-1, 6-1
- Stanislas De Samucewicz (Barry) def. Matthew Young (PBA) 6-3, 6-3
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Barry set the tone early, sweeping all three doubles flights to take a 1-0 lead into singles.
- In singles play, Loop was first off the court, cruising past Marko Visontai on court five with a dominant 6-1, 6-0 victory
- Chapuis followed suit on court three, delivering another quick win over Hoyos, 6-1, 6-0, to push the Bucs within one point of securing the win.
- Kodjoed secured the team victory on court one, defeating Milan Visontai 6-3, 6-1.
- Machado continued the momentum on court two, rallying for a 6-1, 7-5 victory over Franco after battling back from a 4-1 deficit in the second set.
- Loup added another point with a 6-4, 6-3 victory against Dragar on court four.
- Samucewicz capped off the sweep on court six, taking down Young 6-3, 6-3 to complete the Bucs dominant performance.
NOTEWORTHY:
- Loup is undefeated this season in singles, with a 6-0 record.
- Loop is also undefeated, with a 4-0 record this season.
- The Bucs will be the number one seed in the conference tournament.
- Barry is now the regular-season conference champs for the second year in a row.
- The Bucs finished in first place in the conference and were the favorites to win the conference at the beginning of the year.
- Barry has never lost to PBA
ON THE HORIZON
The Bucs will play their final regular season match on Monday, April 20th, against Keiser at home at 2:00 pm.