General Mar 29, 2018

Lions Ledger: Tennis and track travel on Easter weekend

The No. 9 Saint Leo women's tennis team took care of No. 25 Tampa, 7-2, on Wednesday at the Saint Leo Tennis Center. The decision raised the Lions' overall record to 11-4, 3-2 in the Sunshine State Conference. No. 1 singles, No. 19 Marta Vicens Miquel, cashed in a 6-3, 6-0 win. The win improved her overall record to 10-5. No. 2 singles, No. 60 Kristyna Jurkova, claimed a 6-4, 6-4 win. Jurkova has put together a 14-1 no. 2 singles record on the season.
The Keiser Seahawks are led by Magane Bianco going no. 1 2-0, no. 2 17-0. Aleksandra Grela has grabbed a pair of wins at no. 2, no. 3 at 13-0 and no. 4 4-0.
No. 7 Lynn hosts No. 9 Saint Leo as the Lions return to Sunshine State Conference competition. Klaudia Boczova is perfect in no. 1 singles notching a 15-0 record. Federica Mordengan has taken 11 matches for the Fighting Knights; no. 2 1-0, no. 3 7-2, no. 4 2-1, No. 6 1-0.

No. 4 Saint Leo men's tennis extended its perfect season record to 13-0, 3-0 in the Sunshine State Conference on Tuesday. The Lions thrashed the Florida Tech Panthers 8-1, earning the program's sixth season road win.
Thomas Grinberg continues play as the No. 1 ranked singles competitor. The junior from Vincennes, France has yet to make a trip to the loss column, holding a 13-0 no. 1 singles record. Three teammates join Grinberg in the top 75 National Singles rankings: No. 31 Vincent Suillerot (9-2), previous unranked, Jaime Bueno jumped to No. 37 (12-0) and No. 71 Bruno Babic (8-4).
No. 1 doubles, Thomas Grinberg and Vincent Suillerot, 9-3 together, moved ahead from No. 21 to No. 9. Previous unranked, Jaime Bueno and Willem Van Den Akker, are 11-1 overall from a no. 2 10-1 mark, 1-0 no. 3 record.
The No. 3 Keiser Men's Tennis team claimed their third straight Sun Conference Regular Season Championship on Wednesday afternoon with a 9-0 win over No. 24 St. Thomas.
Keiser's no. 1 Vicente Lagos enters the week 14-2 while no. 6 Oliver Koeng also holds a 15-2 mark. Arthur Bonnarud has taken all of this no. 4 matches; 12-0.
No. 5 Lynn Fighting Knights hosts the No. 4 Saint Leo Lions on Saturday. Jean-Baptiste Mateo leads Lynn with a 14-1 singles record from no. 1 5-0 and no. 2 9-1 mark. Florian Clemares carries a no. 3 12-3 record into the week.

Mar. 30 at Raleigh Relays | 3:00 PM
Mar. 31 at Raleigh Relays | 3:00 PM
Where: Raleigh, N.C.

Track Notes

Saint Leo travels to NC State for the Releigh Relays.
In the University of South Florida Bulls Invitational the Lions were led by Niclas Bez who took first place in the 800 meter crossing the finish line in 1:52.79. Joshua Sickinger took home a second place finish in the 3000 meter steeplechase handing in a final time of 9:44.86. Saint Leo featured another top ten place in the 1500 meter by Tadgh McGinty. McGinty rounded out the final 10 at 4:08.73.
On the women's side, it was Colett Rampf winning the 5000 meter race with 48 seconds to spare before the next runner crossed the finish line. Alyssa Bayliff showcased a sixth place in the 1500 meter run handing in a time of 4:43.64. Lauren Csubak added a third top ten finish to the Lions day. Csubak earned an eighth place finish with a 2:16.56 mark.