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Michelle Murch
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Saint Leo SLU (16-5)
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Winner Barry BARRY-M (21-0)
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Barry BARRY-M
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Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | Delilah Zapata

Men's Tennis Punches Ticket to NCAA DII National Championship

MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- The No. 1-ranked Barry University men's tennis team has done it again with it's second win of the year against conference opponent No. 5 Saint Leo. The Bucs beat the Lions 4-1 in the finals of the NCAA South One Regional to punch their ticket to the programs 26th national championship. This win also keeps the Bucs perfect season intact with 22 straight win's for the regular season. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final:  #2 Barry 4, #5 Saint Leo 1
Records: #2 Barry (22-0); #5 SLU (16-6)
All-Time Series: The Bucs lead the series 48-4

SUMMARY:

Doubles

  1. #19 Riccardo Trione / Simone Cavalleri (Barry) def. #2 Jose Segovia / Kodai Kato (SLU) 6-3
  2. #31 Eduardo Cohen / Shay Sarfati (SLU) def. Thomas Machado / Adam Lynch (Barry) 7-6(3)
  3. Yan Kodjoed / Antonin Chapuis (Barry) def. Dylan Andrianaly / Thomas Buchard (SLU)  7-6(6)

Singles

  1. #16 Riccardo Trione (Barry) def. #23 Dylan Andrianaly (SLU) 6-2, 6-0
  2. #13 Jose David Segovia (SLU) def. #2 Yan Kodjoed (Barry) 6-4, 6-3
  3. #33 Adam Lynch (Barry) vs. #72 Eduardo Cohen (SLU) 6-4, 3-2, Unfinished 
  4. Thomas Machado (Barry) def. #39 Kodai Kato (SLU) 6-2, 6-2
  5. Elie Azoulay (Barry) vs. Mahit Mekala (SLU) 1-6, 4-5, Unfinished 
  6. Cooper Dillon (Barry) def. Shay Sarfati (SLU) 6-2, 7-5

HOW IT HAPPENED:

  • In doubles play, the No. 16-ranked tandem of Trione and Cavalleri earned a statement victory over the No. 2-ranked pair of Segovia and Kato, 6-3, giving the Buccaneers early momentum
  • The No. 31-ranked duo of Cohen and Sarfati answered for the Lions with a 7-6(3) tiebreak win over Machado and Lynch, leaving the doubles point to be decided on the bottom flight. 
  • Kodjoed and Champuis delivered in the clutch for Barry, defeating Andrianaly and Buchard 7-6(3) to secure the doubles point and hand the Bucs a 1-0 advantage heading into singles competition.
  • On court one, the No. 16-ranked Trione dominated No. 23-ranked Andrianaly in straight sets, 6-2, 6-0, to extend Barry's lead.
  • Machado followed with another statement performance on court four, upsetting the No. 39-ranked Kato 6-2, 6-2 to move the Buccaneers within one point of victory.
  • The Lions then got on the board when No. 13-ranked Segovia defeated No. 2-ranked Kodjoed on court two 6-4, 6-3. 
  • Dillon sealed the match for Barry on court six with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Sarfati, avoiding a third-set tiebreak and clinching the 4-1 win for the Buccaneers.

NOTEWORTHY:

  • This is Barry's 20th men's regional championship.
  • This is the fourth time the Bucs will head to nationals with an undefeated record 
  • Machado is now 16-1 for the season and had 11 straight win's in singles. 
  • Dillon is on a five match win streak and is 9-2 overall. 

ON THE HORIZON

The Bucs will travel to Surpise, Ariz., where they will compete in the NCAA DII National Championship at the Surprise Tennis & Racquet Complex from Wednesday, May 20th to Sunday May 24th. 
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