No. 43 Eckerd Falls to No. 2 Barry

MIAMI SHORES, Fla. - The No. 43 Eckerd men's tennis team fell to the No. 2 Barry Buccaneers, 4-0 Saturday afternoon.

No. 43 Eckerd (9-5, 0-4) dropped the doubles point in a split decision to the No. 2 Buccaneers (11-2, 2-0), while Barry took three singles matches to clinch 4-0. 

Eckerd won one doubles match with Marshall Hulett and Adrian Gheorghe upsetting the No. 27 ranked Gabriele Felline and Tim Riedel with a 7-5 victory in the No. 2 doubles.

Barry clinched the match with three singles victories in the No. 2, 3, and 4 singles. No. 75 Batu Ataseven battled in the top singles spot with No. 26 Yan Kodjoed, falling 7-6 in set one, before the match went unfinished in set two. 

Eckerd men's tennis continues conference play on Wednesday in Winter Park, Fla., against Rollins College at 3:00 PM.

Singles competition 

1. No. 26 Yan Kodjoed (BARRY-M) vs. No. 75 Batu Ataseven 7-6, 2-1, unfinished

2. Adam Lynch (BARRY-M) def. Mario Kirkov (ECM) 6-2, 6-2

3. Simone Cavalleri (BARRY-M) def. Eric Asakura (ECM) 6-3, 6-0

4. Hayze Loop (BARRY-M) def. Marshall Hulett (ECM) 6-3, 6-1

5. Roberto Campoverde (BARRY-M) vs. Adrian Gheorghe (ECM) 3-2, unfinished

6. Noah Latieyre (BARRY-M) vs. Lukas Palla (ECM) 3-2, unfinished

Doubles competition 

1. Leo Caill and Adam Lynch (BARRY-M) def. Batu Ataseven and Mario Kirkov (ECM25) 6-3

2. Adrian Gheorghe and Marshall Hulett (ECM25) def. No. 27 Gabriele Felline and Tim Riedel (BARRY-M) 7-5

3. Riccardo Trione and Yan Kodjoed (BARRY-M) def. Eric Asakura and Lukas Palla (ECM25) 6-1