WINTER PARK, Fla. – The Saint Leo men's tennis team survived Friday's first day of competition at the Rollins College C.L. Varner Memorial Invitational with its top singles and doubles players proceeding along their championship brackets.

Vincent Suillerot and Bruno Babic were both still in championship contention in the A and B Flight singles brackets respectively, while Aurel Ciocanu and Willem van den Akker both remained alive on the championship side of the C and D Flights.

In doubles competition, the duo of Suillerot and James Defusto won their matches in the A Flight, as did Babic/Francisco Aparicio.

Competition in the Varner Memorial Invitational resumes on Saturday, Oct. 21, at 8:00 a.m.

Complete Friday results are below:

SINGLES
A FLIGHT – Vincent Suillerot advanced to semifinals on a bye
B FLIGHT – Bruno Babic def. Ziad Melhaoui (Rollins), 6-4, 4-6, (10-3)
C FLIGHT – Jose Porfirio (Lynn) def. Francisco Aparicio, 6-4, 6-0
C FLIGHT – Aurel Ciocanu def. Paolo Santos (Lynn), 6-2, 6-2
D FLIGHT – Willem van den Akker def. Lenny Vossgaetter (Florida Southern), 6-2, 6-3

DOUBLES
A FLIGHT – Suillerot/James Defusto def. Miller/Becker (Florida Southern), 9-7
A FLIGHT – Suillerot/Defusto def. Clemares/Houle (Lynn), 9-7
A FLIGHT – Babic/Aparicio advanced to semifinals on a bye
A FLIGHT – Babic/Aparicio def. Chepik/Bagon (Flagler), 8-3
A FLIGHT – Nicolas/DeFria (Rollins) def. Babic/Aparicio, 9-7
B FLIGHT – Ferl/Horan (Rollins) def. van den Akker/Ciocanu, 8-3

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