MIAMI SHORES, Fla.—The Barry Buccaneers skinned the Florida Tech Panthers 8-0 at the Buccaneer Tennis Center on Monday in a Sunshine State Conference men’s tennis match postponed by weather from Feb. 12.
The Bucs (6-1, 3-0 SSC) mowed through the Panthers (2-3, 1-2 SSC) in doubles. Ales Svigelj and Patrick Rittenauer teamed up at number one to beat D. J. Pate and Jonathan Hanna 8-3. The Bucs took the other two doubles by 8-2 scores.
In singles, the matches were fairly one-sided. Andrew Sharnov, at number three, and Marcello D’Armas, at number six, posted perfect 6-0, 6-0 results over Pate and Joel Zahlan respectively.
At the top spot, Svigelj man-handled Xavier Landazuri 6-1, 6-1, while Emmanuel Fraitzl had his way with Hanna 6-2, 6-2 at number two. Manuel Lauter defeated James McLane at number three 6-2, 6-3.
Ironically, weather came back into play, halted the last singles match, number five, with Barry’s Christoph Gayer on top of David Fowler 6-2, 5-2 when the rains came down.
The Bucs travel to Orlando, Fla., this weekend to face the 10th-ranked Rollins College Tars and the third-ranked West Florida Argonauts.
Tennis Match Results
Florida Tech vs Barry
2/25/2008 at Miami Shores, Fla.
(Buccaneer Tennis Center)
#7 Barry 8, #39 Florida Tech 0
Singles competition
1. Ales Svigelj (BUM) def. Xavier Landazuri (FTM) 6-1, 6-1
2. Emmanuel Fraitzl (BUM) def. Jonathan Hanna (FTM) 6-2, 6-2
3. #43 Andrew Sharnov (BUM) def. D. J. Pate (FTM) 6-0, 6-0
4. Manuel Lauter (BUM) def. James McLane (FTM) 6-2, 6-3
5. Christoph Gayer (BUM) vs. David Fowler (FTM) 6-2, 5-2, unfinished
6. Marcello D'Armas (BUM) def. Joel Zahlan (FTM) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Ales Svigelj/Patrick Rittenauer (BUM) def. D. J. Pate/Jonathan Hanna (FTM) 8-3
2. Jakub Fejfar/Emmanuel Fraitzl (BUM) def. Drew Hollis/Joel Zahlan (FTM) 8-2
3. Roman Werschel/Christoph Gayer (BUM) def. David Fowler/Artie Yentumi (FTM) 8-2
Match Notes:
Florida Tech 2-3, 1-2 SSC; National ranking #39
Barry 6-1, 3-0 SSC; National ranking #7