Barnes, a senior, improved to 16-0 on the season with six victories during the week including two over Division I competition and two over regionally ranked competition. In singles play, he defeated Division I Creighton’s Kevin Otto (6-2, 7-5), Wisconsin-LaCrosse’s Drew Polleck (6-2, 6-2) and Carthage’s Dane Schmidgall (6-4, 6-4). Schmidgall is ranked seventh in the region. In doubles play with partner Adam Elliott, Barnes defeated Creighton’s Otto/Vince Meens (8-5), Wisconsin-LaCrosse’s Polleck/Jon Palmer (8-4) and Carthage’s Schmidgall/Brad Livingston (8-6). Schmidgall and Livingston are ranked eighth in the region.
