INDIANAPOLIS – In the first round of the 2026 ITA National Team Indoor Championship, the No. 17-ranked UIndy men's tennis team fell to No. 1 Barry University 4-1. 

After dropping the heated doubles point, the Greyhounds fell on positions #2, #4, and #3, while Asier Ayllon Prado stole the lone win at #1 singles. 

INS AND OUTS
The Buccaneers got on the board first in doubles play, thanks to Yan Kodjoed and Antonin Chapuis's 6-0 win over Lorenzo Di Cursi and Jovan Matovic at #3 doubles. 

On court #1, Ayllon Prado and Matthieu Derache rode the momentum of an early break to defeat Riccardo Trione and Simone Cavalleri 6-2. 

The opening point would be decided at #2 doubles, where Thomas Machado and Adam Lynch overtook Zaid Shelbaya and Tadeo Gaggiofatto 6-4. 

In singles action, the Bucs took a 2-0 lead when Kodjoed, the No. 1 player in DII singles, bested Gaggiofatto 6-2, 6-1 at #2 singles. 

Machado further cushioned Barry's lead with a 6-4, 6-4 nail-biting victory over Jovan Matovic on court #4. 

The match ended at #3 singles, where Lynch overcame a one-set deficit to take down Derache 5-7, 6-2, 6-3. 

Meanwhile at #1 singles, Ayllon Prado was a game away from out-gunning Trione in the distance, with the match finishing at 6-2, 4-6, 5-1. 

UP NEXT
The Greyhounds's second round opponent will be No. 5 Lubbock Christian, with the match set to occur at 2 PM Saturday, Feb. 14., at the USTA Midwest Tennis Center.