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THE RUNDOWN
SURPRISE, Ariz. – The 40
th-ranked St. Edward's men's tennis season concludes after falling in the NCAA Round of 16 Wednesday at the hands of No. 1 Barry, 5-0 at the Surprise Tennis and Racquet Complex.
The Hilltoppers end 2018 with a 21-10 record, topping the 2006 team (19-4) for the most wins in the single-season record book. Heartland Conference Freshman of the Year
LUIS DIAZ set a new program record with 25 singles wins this year and added 24 doubles wins which is tied for first in the single-season record book. Â
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Barry opened the match with a 3-0 lead after sweeping doubles. BU's Pierre Montrieul/Blake Bayldon defeated
DAVOR IVKOVIC/
CHASE MOREHOUSE, 8-1 on court No. 2 and Fernando Tous/Flilip Zupancic took down No. 39
CHASE BARTLETT/
LUIS DIAZ on the top court, 8-3. Although leading 7-6 in the third flight,
ANDRE MERCADO/
ZAC ROBINSON could not stave off Carlos Gomez/Vivien Versier's rally as they escaped with a 9-7 win to complete the sweep.
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Unfortunately, the Hilltoppers could not slow the Bucs down in singles and Flavio Matteoli defeated
CHASE MOREHOUSE, 6-0, 6-1 and No. 47 Daniel Ventura knocked off
ANDRE MERCADO in the fourth flight by the same score to clinch the match.
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HIGHLIGHTS
• St. Edward's is 0-8 all-time vs. Barry and 0-2 vs. the Bucs in the NCAA Tournament.
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ANDRE MERCADO's eight-match singles win streak comes to an end.
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THEY SAID IT
Head Coach Estevam Strecker's thoughts on the 2018 season…
"As this season comes to a close, it is hard to think about the whole year and not be proud of what we have done. I truly believe that we accomplished all of the goals we set out for this year, and that says a lot about this team. They have been warriors all year and I am very proud of them. I am especially happy for the seniors for what they accomplished this year. I am sad to see them go, but I know they will be successful off of the court. The growth we had this season is probably the biggest since I started at SEU. I know the base of them for next year is very solid so that gives us something to build on."
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