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Catawba CAT (22-1)
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Winner Barry BARRY-M (24-0)
Catawba CAT
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Final
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Barry BARRY-M
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Winner

Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | Dennis Jezek, Jr.

Men's Tennis Takes Down Indians To Advance To National Final

Buc to play for the championship for the 15th time

SURPRISE, Ariz. --  The second-ranked and top-seeded Barry Buccaneers took down the seventh-ranked and fourth-seeded Catawba Indians 4-0 in the semifinals at the 2-26 NCAA Division II Men's Tennis Championships at the Surprise Tennis & Racquet Complex on Saturday.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: No. 2 Barry 4, No. 7 Catawba 0
Records: Barry (25-0), Catawbe (22-2)
Series: Buccaneers lead the series 2-0

SUMMARY:

Doubles

  1. #19 Simone Cavalleri / Riccardo Trione (BARRY) def #18 Luca Bergonzi / Agustin Mastri (CC) 6-1
  2. Adam Lynch / Thomas Machado (BARRY) vs #50 Bill Alen / Santiago Passoni (CC) 3-5 unf
  3. Antonin Chapuis / Yan Kodjoed (BARRY) def Mateo Berne / Alessandro Valletta (CC) 6-1

Singles

  1. #16 Riccardo Trione (BARRY) vs #48 Agustin Mastri (CC) 6-7(1), 4-0 unf
  2. #2 Yan Kodjoed (BARRY) def Santiago Passoni (CC) 6-4, 6-3
  3. #33 Adam Lynch (BARRY) def Mateo Berne (CC) 7-5, 6-2
  4. Thomas Machado (BARRY) vs Luca Bergonzi (CC) 7-6(3), 0-3 unf
  5. Elie Azoulay (BARRY) def Ryosuke Inagawa (CC) 7-5, 6-2
  6. Cooper Dillon (BARRY) vs Bill Alen (CC) 2-6, 7-5 unf

HOW IT HAPPENED:

  • Barry quickly won the doubles point, taking the first and third flights by identical 6-1 scores
  • Second-ranked Kodjoed dispatched Passoni 6-4, 6-3 at number two.
  • Azoulay, after struggling early in the first set, came back for a 7-5, 6-2 win over Inagawa at number five.
  • Lynch, ranked 33rd, closed out the match by the same 7-5, 6-2 score at number three over Berne.
  • The other matches went unfinished.

NOTEWORTHY:

  • For Barry, it is their 15th time to advance to the NCAA finals. The 15 appearances in the championship match are an NCAA record, extending their own mark. Lander is second with eight, Valdosta State has seven, while West Florida and Hawai'i Pacific each have six.
  • Barry has won seven national championships in 31 tournament appearances.
  • The Bucs are currently tied for second all-time in championships with Southern Illinois-Edwardsville. (Lander - 8).
  • Barry meets Flagler, who upset #1-ranked and second-seeded West Florida in the semifinals, for the championship. The Bucs are 23-1 all-time with the Saints, including 2-0 in NCAA Tournament play.
  • Kodjoed, Lynch and Azoulay have combined to go 40-6 this spring with their wins today.
  • Three of the Bucs' seven national titles have come in Surprise.

ON THE HORIZON

Top-seeded Barry University advances to face third-seeded Flagler in the championship match on Sunday, May 24, with first serves at 12:00 pm Eastern time.

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