SAINT LEO, Fla. – Saint Leo men's tennis team drew No. 3 seed in the 2018 Sunshine State Conference Men's Tennis Coaches Preseason Poll on Thursday.

The Lions finished the 2017 season ranked second in the SSC, finishing with a 13-5 overall record, 6-1 mark in the conference.

Saint Leo returns Jaime Bueno, College of Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-American Third Team honor, ITA All-America – Singles (#17), ITA National and South Region Player to Watch, and First Team All-Sunshine State Conference (SSC) Singles, for his senior campaign.

Thomas Grinberg, ITA All-America – Singles (#5), ITA All-America – Doubles (#4), First Team All-SSC in Singles and Doubles for his No. 1 Singles going 6-1 in Sunshine State Conference play, returns for his junior season.

Junior Vincent Suillerot, who was named ITA All-America – Singles (#16), ITA All-America – Doubles (#4) along with First Team All-SSC Doubles and Second Team All-SSC Singles is also featured on the Lions 2018 roster.

Saint Leo's season home opener is set for February 8 against Gustavus Adolphus starting at 3:00 p.m.

For more information on the Saint Leo men's tennis program, visit SaintLeoLions.com.  Fans can also stay up-to-date on the latest Lions news by following Saint Leo Athletics on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.



2018 SSC MEN'S TENNIS PRESEASON COACHES POLL

Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

School (FPV) Barry (8) Lynn (1) Saint Leo Embry-Riddle Rollins Palm Beach Atlantic Florida Southern Florida Tech Eckerd

Total Votes 64 54 52 41 39 25 13 18 8