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Bartmann Shines in No. 9 Men's Tennis Setback to Top-Ranked Bucs

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Senior Kay Bartmann posted a huge singles victory at the top flight on Friday afternoon, but it was not enough as the ninth-ranked Lynn University men's tennis team suffered its first Sunshine State Conference defeat of the season with a 5-2 setback against top-ranked Barry University.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Barry 5, Lynn 2
Records: #1 Barry (10-1, 3-0 SSC), #9 Lynn (9-2, 4-1 SSC)
Location: Perper Tennis Complex | Boca Raton, Fla.
All-Time Series: Barry leads 34-27
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HOW IT HAPPENED:

  • The Bucs swept doubles play for an early advantage on the scoreboard and in momentum.
  • In singles action, Bartmann was the first to finish, rolling through the No. 3-ranked singles player in the country, Pierre Montrieul, in straight sets at the top flight (6-2, 6-1).
  • The Bucs regained the edge with straight-set victories at the fifth and sixth positions.
  • In a battle of nationally-ranked adversaries at No. 4 singles, Barry secured the match-clinching fourth point with a close, straight-set triumph.
  • Barry picked up one more point with a three-set victory at No. 2 before Florian Clemares notched a three-set win for the Fighting Knights at the fourth flight, taking down No. 34 Alejandro Palacios, 7-5, 4-6, 6-1.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

  • Bartmann gets a bit of revenge after losing to Montrieul during the regular season last year, 6-1, 6-0.
  • Both of the matchups between these two teams last year, regular season and SSC Semifinals, resulted in 5-4 Barry victories.
  • Lynn and Barry are currently the top two teams on the SSC leaderboard.
  • The Bucs boast six nationally-ranked singles players.
  • Barry has finished as runners-up at the last two NCAA National Championships.

UP NEXT:
Lynn has another SSC match at home this weekend, hosting Florida Southern on Sunday, March 31, at 3 p.m.

 

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Players Mentioned

Kay Bartmann

Kay Bartmann

6' 0"
Senior
Drury University
Florian Clemares

Florian Clemares

6' 1"
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Kay Bartmann

Kay Bartmann

6' 0"
Senior
Drury University
Florian Clemares

Florian Clemares

6' 1"
Graduate Student