No. 1 Pirates Lead No. 3 Lynn, 2-1, After Doubles

Good morning from Altamonte Springs! Thursday brings us plenty of drama for the NCAA quarters, including our men's matchup of No. 1 AASU and No. 3 Lynn.

One break is all that separated all three doubles teams in this morning's match. Lynn came out on top at No. 1 doubles Julien Carsuzaa and Alessandro Sarra picked up an 8-5 win over Paul Bishop and Mikk Irdoja. The No. 3 doubles duo of Eudaldo Bonet and Akos Torok then gave the Pirates a point with an 8-5 win over Alex Voirin and Miloslav Navratil. AASU will go into singles play with the 2-1 lead after Rafael Array and Tim Johannsen (pictured, on match point) defeated Tomas Racak and Luca Pavanelli, 8-5, at No. 2 doubles.

The other big match we are watching in the men's as No. 2 Barry and No. 7 GCSU battle on adjacent courts - the Barry Bucs are enjoying a 3-0 lead after doubles.

Later today, your AASU women take on California (Pa.), but all eyes will be on another match as undefeated and No. 1-ranked Lynn takes on undefeated and No. 2-ranked BYU-Hawaii in quarterfinals action. This could be the first time that AASU does not face BYU-Hawaii in the women's draw since 2001 - every year since then, the Pirates and the Seasiders have done battle at the NCAA Championships.