ST. PETERBURG, Fla. – The No. 1 Saint Leo men's tennis team clinched the 2018 Sunshine State Conference regular season champion title on Wednesday at Eckerd. The Lions cleaned up the Tritons 9-0 on their way to taking the title. The win raised the Green & Gold overall record to 18-0, 7-0 in the SSC.
 
No. 2, no. 1 doubles, Thomas Grinberg and Vincent Suillerot recorded an 8-1 decision. No. 2 Francisco Aparicio and Aurel Ciocanu (8-3) and no. 3 Bruno Babic and Willem Van Den Akker (8-1) finished the doubles sweep.
 
No. 1, no.1 singles, Thomas Grinberg along with No. 13, no. 2 Vincent Suillerot and no. 4 Francisco Aparicio all showcased perfect 6-0, 6-0 wins.
 
No. 5 Willem Van Den Akker handed and no. 6 Aurel Ciocanu each handed in 6-2, 6-0 decisions.
 
No. 3 Bruno Babic fought for the three set win; 4-6, 6-1, 10-6.
 
On Saturday, April 14 at 2:00 p.m. the Lions bring to a close the regular season at the Saint Leo Tennis Center against No. 21 Palm Beach Atlantic. Before the match, Saint Leo will celebrate and honor its five graduating student-athletes: Francisco Aparicio, Jaime Bueno, James Defusto, Thomas Grinberg and Vincent Suillerot.
 
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