PENSACOLA, Fla. – The fifth-seeded Saint Leo men's tennis team was unable to hand the first-seeded Barry Buccaneers their first loss of the season Saturday morning in the Ralph "Skeeter" Carson Tennis Complex. The Lions season ended in a 4-1 decision to the Sunshine State Conference foe. The Green and Gold's 2021 run registered a 9-3 overall record, 6-1 in the SSC.
 
The Buccaneers jumped out ahead by one taking the doubles team point with wins from the first and third flights.
 
Alexander Parker leveled the scoreboard handing the Lions a win from the fifth singles flight. The senior from Ross-On-Wye, England cruised to a 6-2, 6-2 win over Hugo Cazaban. Barry widened the gap taking the first and third flights. The match ended in the fifth flight leaving the second, and sixth flights unfinished.
 
Results by Lineup

• Doubles and Singles rankings based on latest ITA National poll
• UF: match was left unfinished due to clinch match format

Doubles
Ignasi Forcano and Martin Gutierrez def. No. 3 Alexander Parker and Christopher Traut (6-2)
No. 16 Aurel Ciocanu and Willem Van Den Akker vs. Alessandro Giuliato and Tim Buttner (4-3, UF)
Hugo Cazaban and Alejandro Gallego def. Bruno Faletto and Nicolas Bacella (6-3)
Singles
No. 1 Alessandro Giuliato def. No. 14 Bruno Faletto (6-1, 6-4)
No. 23 Nicolas Bacella vs Alejandro Palacios (6-2, 2-6, UF)
Alejandro Gallego def. No. 33 Aurel Ciocanu (6-3, 6-3)
Alexander Parker def. Hugo Cazaban (6-2, 6-2)
Arnau Rodriguez def. Christopher Traut (6-4, 6-4)
Ghali Mensour vs. Ignasi Forcano (3-6, 6-3, UF)
 
 
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Saint Leo University Athletics is keeping our student-athletes healthy and safe by following a number of measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. This includes having student-athletes tested or screened on a regular basis, traveling in smaller groups, limiting the number of fans in attendance, avoiding overnight trips, and wearing masks when not competing. These safety standards meet those set by the NCAA Division II and the Sunshine State Conference President's Council. At Saint Leo University, the COVID-19 Incident Command Team also reviews the teams' safety protocol and monitors adherence on a regular basis.