ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Florida – Ouachita men's tennis' trip to Florida to compete in the 2025 NCAA Division II Men's Tennis Championships was cut short on Tuesday following a 4-1 loss to third-ranked Barry.
It was Ouachita's 17th all-time appearance in the NCAA Round of 16. Barry (21-3), the second-seeded team in the bracket, advances to face Washburn in the quarterfinals. Ouachita concludes its season with a record of 15-10.
After the Tigers and Bucs split decisions on courts two and three in doubles, Ouachita's 10th-ranked duo of Phil Exner and Ramon Strassmann pulled out a 7-6 win on court one to put the Tigers up 1-0 heading into singles. Yarin Aebi and Aaron Osmond were responsible for the other doubles win in a 6-3 victory on court three.
The Bucs regained the momentum in singles with a quick win on court five, followed by three more two-set wins to earn the overall match victory.
#3 BARRY 4, #36 OUACHITA 1
DOUBLES
- No. 10 Exner & Strassmann (OUA) def. Adam Lynch & Thomas Machado (BU) 7-6 (9-7)
- No. 36 Gabriele Felline & Tim Riedel (BU) def. Moritz Buss & Elias Lagger (OUA) 6-2
- Aebi & Osmond (OUA) def. Yan Kodjoed & Riccardo Trione (BU) 6-3
SINGLES
- Felline (BU) def. No. 1 Exner (OUA) 6-3, 6-1
- #45 Strassmann (OUA) vs. #33 Kodjoed (BU) 5-7, 3-4 did not finish
- Lagger (OUA) vs. Riedel (BU) 7-5, 2-5 did not finish
- Lynch (BU) def. Buss (OUA) 6-2, 6-2
- Ariel Meshulam (BU) def. Aebi (OUA) 6-3, 6-0
- Machado (BU) def. Osmond (OUA) 6-3, 6-4
