BARONS WRAP UP SEASON AT NCAA TOURNAMENT

Franciscan men's tennis ended the season with a 5-0 loss to Case Western Reserve University in the second round of the 2016 NCAA tournament.

Case earned hosting privileges for the regional and a bye into the second round by finishing the season with a 21-7 record. Meanwhile, the Barons advanced into the second round by defeating Grove City 5-2 just one day ago.

Freshman Richard Watson and sophomore Connor Jooste went out and took the first game of their No. 3 doubles match before proceeding to drop the next eight, losing by a score of 8-1.

Seniors David Freytag and Zachary Quiza, playing in their final doubles match together, lost their No. 2 doubles match by the same score of 8-1. The two seniors lost the first six games before Quiza held serve to avoid the at-love loss.

At No. 1 doubles, sophomores Jarek Sulak and John Gallagher were the last two on the court before losing 8-2 to give Case a 3-0 lead heading into singles play.

Singles play was more of a dogfight with the Barons taking part in good rallies despite winning only three total games. Sulak, Freytag and Jooste were all able to win one game each in their singles matches.

Case earned the final two points needed to advance to the regional finals with wins at No. 1 (Quiza) and No. 5 (Jooste). Quiza finished his storied career at Franciscan with an appearance in the second round of the national tournament, taking on an opponent who has the second most wins in NCAA Division III history.