SAINT LEO, Fla. – The No. 5 Saint Leo men's tennis team defeated the No. 7 Flagler Saints, 4-3, Sunday afternoon in the Saint Leo Tennis Center. The top-10 victory came in the form of winning the doubles point, second singles, third singles, and sixth singles. Alexander Parker had a fantastic day taking third doubles with Leo Vega (7-5) and a three-set battle in second singles (6-4, 3-6, 6-2).
 
Results
Doubles

• Luca Bolla and Jiri Jenicek def. Aurel Ciocanu and Willem Van Den Akker (6-4)
• Bruno Faletto and Nicolas Bacella def. Felipe Carvalho and Rodrigo Carvalho (7-6 (7-3))
• Parker and Vega def. Rasmus Jonsson and Cedric Holzmann (7-5)

Singles

• No. 47 Bolla def. No. 31 Faletto (won by retirement at 6-6)
• Parker def. R. Carvalho (6-4, 3-6, 6-2)
• Bacella def. Jenicek (6-3, 6-0)
• Jonsson def. No. 21 Ciocanu (7-6 (8-6))
• F. Carvalho def. No. 45 Ghali Mensour (7-5, 7-5)
• Kayne Trustfull def. Holzmann (6-1, 6-2)

Up Next
Saint Leo will open Sunshine State Conference competition in their next match scheduled on Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 3 p.m. The Lions will travel to St. Petersburg, Fla. to face the Tritons of Eckerd College.
 
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