ITA No. 7 Bucs Trump Tritons in SSC Contest

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The defending national champion Barry Buccaneers visited the Bullard Courts for a Sunshine State Conference contest against the Eckerd Tritons.

EC (12-8, 0-4 SSC) was unable to conquer the ITA No. 7 Bucs (12-5, 4-1 SSC) in what is always a challenging contest for the Tritons and fell by a score of 8-1.

After sitting out the majority of the season due to an injury, Connor Masella competed in his first singles match of the season. His singles debut was successful as he recorded a 6-4, 6-3 victory at the No. 6 position.

"I'm very proud of Connor on his win today," said head coach Ben Maxwell. "Coming out for his first and only match of the season due to injury and playing the way he did today speaks volumes on how hard he has worked to come back."

The next contest for the Tritons will be their final home match of the season as the No. 30 Rollins Tars travel to St. Petersburg. The contest is scheduled for a 3:00 PM start on Tuesday from the Bullard Courts.

#7 Barry 8, Eckerd College 1
Apr 10, 2016 at St. Petersburg, Fla. (Bullard Courts)

Singles competition
1. Nico Dreer (BARRY-M) def. Victor Appelqvist (ECMT) 6-3, 6-1
2. Daniel Ventura (BARRY-M) def. Eddie Lewis (ECMT) 6-3, 6-0
3. Victor Ravier (BARRY-M) def. Yosua Husodo (ECMT) 6-1, 6-1
4. Franco Echenique (BARRY-M) def. James McManus (ECMT) 6-2, 6-4
5. Flavio Matteoli (BARRY-M) def. Frazier Springfield (ECMT) 6-2, 7-5
6. Connor Masella (ECMT) def. Lucas Kogachi (BARRY-M) 6-4, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. #4 Ahmed Triki/Renato Lombardi (BARRY-M) def. Yosua Husodo/Victor Appelqvist (ECMT) 8-3
2. Lucas Kogachi/Victor Ravier (BARRY-M) def. James McManus/Eddie Lewis (ECMT) 8-3
3. Nico Dreer/Franco Echenique (BARRY-M) def. Frazier Springfield/Jonathan Cheng (ECMT) 8-1
Match Notes
Barry 12-5, 4-1 SSC; National ranking #7; Regional ranking #4
Eckerd College 12-8, 0-4 SSC