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#3 Men's tennis takes down #10 Embry-Riddle, 6-3

SAINT LEO, Fla. – The No. 3 Saint Leo men's tennis team topped No. 10 Embry-Riddle, 6-3, on Saturday afternoon at the Saint Leo Tennis Center in a South Region battle.

Embry-Riddle jumped to a 2-1 lead following doubles as the Eagles were able to claim both the No. 2 and 3 flights, and the Lions saw Thomas Grinberg and Vincent Suillerot get back into the win column with an 8-6 victory at No. 1 doubles.

Grinberg followed it up with a 6-3, 6-4 win at No. 1 singles, and his partner in Suillerot added a convincing 6-2, 6-0 win at No. 2 singles.

Charles Benet added a 6-3, 7-5 win at No. 4 singles, while Oskar Nurmio claimed a 7-5, 6-2 win at No. 5.

Francisco Aparicio fought back after dropping the first set, 6-1, to take the next two, 6-3, 6-2.

The Eagles claimed their third point of the afternoon with an 8-5 win at No. 6 singles.

Saint Leo returns to action on Sunday, March 26 with an 11 a.m. match at No. 1 Barry.

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Players Mentioned

Francisco Aparicio

Francisco Aparicio

5' 9"
Junior
Economics
Charles Benet

Charles Benet

6' 0"
Freshman
Thomas Grinberg

Thomas Grinberg

5' 10"
Sophomore
Economics
Oskar Nurmio

Oskar Nurmio

6' 0"
Senior
Management
Vincent Suillerot

Vincent Suillerot

6' 0"
Sophomore
Economics

Players Mentioned

Francisco Aparicio

Francisco Aparicio

5' 9"
Junior
Economics
Charles Benet

Charles Benet

6' 0"
Freshman
Thomas Grinberg

Thomas Grinberg

5' 10"
Sophomore
Economics
Oskar Nurmio

Oskar Nurmio

6' 0"
Senior
Management
Vincent Suillerot

Vincent Suillerot

6' 0"
Sophomore
Economics