SURPRISE, Arizona – The No. 2-ranked Barry University Buccaneers scored four singles wins to top the No. 21-ranked Northwest Missouri State University men's tennis team in the NCAA Division II national quarterfinals, 4-1.
 
The Bearcats got off to a great start by securing the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles. It marked the fourth time this season that the Buccaneers had dropped the doubles point in a dual. Northwest entered the match having a dual record of 12-0 when capturing the doubles point.
 
Northwest's No. 1 doubles pairing of Andrea Zamurri and Franco Oliva dusted off Barry's duo of Ignasi Forcano and Martin Gutierrez, 6-2. Zamurri and Oliva, ranked No. 14 in the ITA national doubles rankings, moved their season mark to 14-7.
 
The No. 3 doubles team of Agustin Velasco and Fabien Calloud secured the team point with a 7-5 victory over Barry's Alonso Garcia and Alejandro Gallego. Velasco and Calloud improved their season record to 14-2 as the Bearcat duo won their fifth straight doubles match.
 
Barry evened the dual at 1-1 with a victory at No. 3 singles from Alejandro Gallego over Northwest's Franco Oliva, 6-1, 6-2. Oliva capped his season with a singles mark of 12-6.
 
The Buccaneers took a 2-1 lead with a 7-5, 6-0 victory at No. 6 singles as Tim Buttner edged Bearcat senior Agustin Velasco. Velasco dropped his season mark to 10-2.
 
At No. 1 singles in a matchup between the No. 1 and No. 3 ranked players in the ITA singles rankings, Barry's Alessandro Giuliato took down Bearcat freshman Andrea Zamurri, 6-2, 6-1. Zamurri wrapped up his season with a singles record of 18-2.
 
The Buccaneers clinched the dual win with a 6-3, 6-2 triumph at No. 4 singles from Ignasi Forcano over Northwest's Martin Sanchez. Sanchez finished his season with a singles record of 15-5.
 
Barry (11-0 overall) advances to take on No. 3 seed UIndy in tomorrow's national semifinal. Northwest completes its season with a dual mark of 16-5.