MIAMI SHORES, Fla. - The Omaha men's tennis team opened its spring break trip with a loss to Barry University in Miami Shores, Fla. on Tuesday afternoon, 9-0. The loss dropped Omaha to 3-13 on the season, while Barry improved to 13-0.
Barry swept the doubles portion of the dual. On the No. 1 doubles court Colin Buckley and Nathan Greteman lost to the duo of Fabian Groetsch and Ahmed Triki, 8-3.
Renato Lombardi and Fabian Pronnet defeated Erik Anderson and Ignace Warson at No. 2, 8-1.
Marko Minic and John Ellis pushed Dominik Haider and Franco Echenique to the limit at No. 3 doubles before falling, 9-7.
In singles action, Ellis and Warson dropped their matches at No. 4 and No. 5 singles by identical 6-1, 6-0 scores. Minic lost to Haider at No. 3, 6-2, 6-0. Barry's Austin Cruz defeated Greteman at No. 6, 6-1, 6-1.
Anderson fell to Triki at No. 2 singles, 6-2, 6-1. Buckley lost a close match to Fabian Groetsch at No. 1 singles, 7-5, 6-1.
Omaha returns to the court on Wednesday, March 25 with a pair of matches in Boca Raton, Fla. The Mavericks play Florida Atlantic at 8:00 a.m. (CT) before playing 68th ranked Brown University at 6:00 p.m.
Match Results
#3 Barry 9, Omaha 0
Singles
1. #3 Fabian Groetsch (BARRY-M) def. Colin Buckley (UNO) 7-5, 6-1
2. #4 Ahmed Triki (BARRY-M) def. Erik Anderson (UNO) 6-2, 6-1
3. Dominik Haider (BARRY-M) def. Marko Minic (UNO) 6-2, 6-0
4. #26 Nico Dreer (BARRY-M) def. John Ellis (UNO) 6-1, 6-0
5. Ajdin Tahirovic (BARRY-M) def. Ignace Warson (UNO) 6-1, 6-0
6. Austin Cruz (BARRY-M) def. Nathan Greteman (UNO) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles
1. Fabian Groetsch/Ahmed Triki (BARRY-M) def. Nathan Greteman/Colin Buckley (UNO) 8-3
2. Renato Lombardi/Fabian Pronnet (BARRY-M) def. Erik Anderson/Ignace Warson (UNO) 8-1
3. Dominik Haider/Franco Echenique (BARRY-M) def. Marko Minic/John Ellis (UNO) 9-7
Match Notes:
Omaha 3-13
Barry 13-0; National ranking #3
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (4,3,5,2,6,1)
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