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Bueno’s national upset performance earns SSC Men’s Tennis Player of the Week Honors

SAINT LEO, Fla. – The Sunshine State Conference named Jaime Bueno the Men's Tennis Player of the Week on Monday for the second consecutive week, his fourth all-time. Bueno went 2-0 in no.3 singles including a three set match battle to lift No. 4 Saint Leo over No. 1 Barry on Saturday.

Jaime Bueno's three set no. 3 singles (6-4, 2-6, 6-4) win over No. 25 Daniel Ventura clinched a 5-4 win for No. 4 Saint Leo Men's Tennis Lions over No. 1 Barry Buccaneers on Saturday. Down 4-0 in set three, Bueno took a medical and recovered with six straight points, tipping the scale for the Lions. The upset captured the program's second win over a No. 1 ranked opponent within a week. On Saturday, March 17, the then No. 7 Saint Leo men's tennis team downed the then No. 1 West Florida Argonauts 5-4 in Pensacola, Fla. Saint Leo remains undefeated, raising its overall record to 12-0, 2-0 in the Sunshine State Conference.

Before his battle with Barry, he dished out a 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 50 Washburn on Thursday.

On the season, Bueno is perfect in singles play with an 11-0 mark earning a no. 2 win and no. 3 10-0 mark. In doubles, Bueno enters the week 11-1. He and James Defusto combined to grab a no. 3 victory. Bueno and partner Willem Van Den Akker have compiled a 10-1 mark from a no.2 9-1 record and lone win at no.3.

Saint Leo will travel to Florida Tech on Tuesday, March 27 at 1:00 p.m. followed by two more road matches at Keiser and No. 3 Lynn over the weekend.

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Players Mentioned

Willem Van Den Akker

Willem Van Den Akker

6' 1"
Freshman
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Jaime Bueno

Jaime Bueno

5' 7"
Senior
Economics
James Defusto

James Defusto

6' 2"
Senior
Sport Business

Players Mentioned

Willem Van Den Akker

Willem Van Den Akker

6' 1"
Freshman
Sport Business
Jaime Bueno

Jaime Bueno

5' 7"
Senior
Economics
James Defusto

James Defusto

6' 2"
Senior
Sport Business