Men's Tennis | Oct 22, 2017

WINTER PARK, Fla. – Saint Leo junior Vincent Suillerot won both his matches on Saturday to claim the A Flight singles crown at the 2017 C.L. Varner Memorial Invitational, which concluded Saturday at Rollins College.

Suillerot defeated Rollins' Nicolo DeFraia in the championship match, 7-5, 5-2, retired. In his semifinal match, Suillerot dispatched Rollins' Guillermo Nicolas, 6-1, 6-2.

Willem van den Akker took the title in the D Flight singles bracket, defeating Flagler's Tommaso Bagon, 6-4, 6-3.

Bruno Babic and Aurel Ciocanu were each defeated in the championship matches for B and C flights, while the Lions' top doubles team of Suillerot and James DeFusto reached the A Flight Doubles title match.

Saint Leo men's tennis returns to the courts on October 27-29, when they travel to Daytona Beach, Fla., to compete in the Juan Varon Wildcat Invitational hosted by Bethune-Cookman College.

Complete Saturday results are below:

SINGLES
A FLIGHT – Vincent Suillerot def. Guillermo Nicolas (Rollins), 6-1, 6-2
A FLIGHT – Vincent Suillerot def. Nicolo DeFraia (Rollins), 7-5, 5-2, ret. (Championship match)
B FLIGHT – Bruno Babic def. Alexander Chepik (Flagler), 7-5, 7-5
B FLIGHT – Tristian Houle (Lynn) def. Bruno Babic, 6-4, 6-4 (Championship match)
C FLIGHT – Matt Matsuyama (Florida Southern) def. Francisco Aparicio, inj. Default
C FLIGHT – Aurel Ciocanu def. Will Stone (Eckerd), 6-2, 6-0
C FLIGHT – Jose Porfirio (Lynn) def. Aurel Ciocanu, 1-6, 6-4, (12-10) (Championship match)
D FLIGHT – Willem van den Akker def. Cody Gubin (Rollins), 7-6 (7), 6-0
D FLIGHT – Willem van den Akker def. Tommaso Bagon (Flagler), 6-4, 6-3 (Championship match)

DOUBLES
A FLIGHT – Suillerot/James DeFusto def. Carvahlo/Jonnson (Flagler), no score reported
A FLIGHT – Nicolas/DeFraia (Rollins) def. Suillerot/DeFusto, 8-5 (Championship match)
B FLIGHT – van den Akker/Ciocanu def. Racanelli/Gubin (Rollins), 8-4 (Fifth-place match)

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