BOCA RATON, Fla. -- The No. 2-ranked Bucs swept the No. 24-ranked Lynn Fighting Knights 4-0 to advance to the SSC Championship.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: #2 Barry 4, #24 Lynn University 0
Records: #2 Barry (19-0, 6-0 SSC); #11 Lynn (12-9, 5-4 SSC)
All-Time Series: The Bucs lead the series 41-21
SUMMARY:
Doubles
- #19 Riccardo Trione / Simone Cavalleri (Barry) vs. Davide Cortimiglia / Louay Makke (Lynn) 4-3, Unfinished
- Thomas Machado / Adam Lynch (Barry) def. Victor Alves / Santino Morel (Lynn) 6-3
- Yan Kodjoed / Antonin Chapuis (Barry) def. Daniel Azar / Lennart Ostheimer (Lynn) 6-4
Singles
- #16 Riccardo Trione (Barry) vs. #21 Louay Makke (Lynn) 6-4, 4-4, Unfinished
- #2 Yan Kodjoed (Barry) vs. Victor Alves (Lynn) 6-4, 2-5, Unfinished
- #33 Adam Lynch (Barry) def. #59 Aymen Alimoussa (Lynn) 6-4, 6-4
- Thomas Machado (Barry) def. Lennart Ostheimer (Lynn) 7-5, 6-1
- Antonin Chapuis (Barry) def. Santino Morel (Lynn) 6-4, 6-4
- Elie Azoulay (Barry) vs. Davide Cortimiglia (Lynn) 6-2, 4-5, Unfinished
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Bucs secured the doubles point by winning the two bottom flights, taking an early 1-0 lead heading into singles play
- Machado extended the lead with a strong performance on court four, defeating Ostheirmer 7-5, 6-1.
- Lynch followed with a straight-set victory on court three, topping Alimoussa 6-4, 6-4 to put Barry within one point of clinching the match.
- Chapuis sealed the win for the Bucs on court five, defeating Morel 6-4, 6-4.
- With the match decided, the remaining singles contests were left unfinished.
NOTEWORTHY:
- Lynch is undefeated this season with a perfect 8-0 record in singles.
- Chapuis is on a seven-match win streak in singles.
- The doubles duo of Lynch and Machado has a perfect 10-0 record.
ON THE HORIZON
The Bucs will play Rollins tomorrow for the championship.