INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (February 16, 2025) - Men's tennis battled conference opponent Barry in the third-place game of the ITA Indoor National Championship on Sunday evening, falling 4-0 to the #4 Buccaneers. The Tars now stand at 3-2 on the young season.
Barry struck first in doubles with a 6-1 win on court three from Machado/Trione over
Fabian Gusic/
Nico de Giacomo. However, Rollins bounced back just a moment later when
Richard Stoiberer/
Luke Quaynor fought past Kodjoed/Caill on the feature court with a 6-2 win. That put all eyes on court two where Felline/Riedel needed an extra game to take down
Pete Tran/Moritz Anterist, 7-5, giving Barry the point.
In singles play, court four was the first to finish as Riedel defeated Tran 6-1, 6-1. Quaynor and Trione were the next to end on court one, where the Buccaneer secured a 6-4, 6-1 win. Barry also captured court five as Caill took down Anterist by a score of 6-2, 6-3 to seal the match.
Of the three remaining singles matches that went unfinished,
Fabian Gusic was in the best shape on court two, where he led 1-6, 6-0, 3-1 when the match was called.
Next up for the Tars is the first home match of the spring. Rollins will host Bates College on Wednesday, February 19 at 3:00 pm from the USTA National Campus (USA courts).
