SAINT LEO, Fla. – The No. 3 Saint Leo men's tennis team defeated No. 18 Rollins 6-1 in the Lions' final home Sunshine State Conference (SSC) match of the season, which also served as the program's senior day. Before the first serve between the Lions and Tars, Saint Leo thanked graduate student
Willem Van Den Akker, graduate student
Brad Eidenmuller, and senior
Bruno Faletto. The emotional Friday afternoon led to another tick in the victory column for the Green and Gold, raising their overall record to 16-3, 4-2 in the SSC.
Saint Leo snagged the doubles point winning the second and third flights during a very windy day.
Vincent Thiel and
Brad Eidenmuller clinched the point with a dramatic 7-5 win.
In singles action, the Lions took the second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth flights.
On Friday, April 15, the Lions will wrap up their regular schedule at home by hosting the No. 9 West Florida Argonauts. The south region foes' first serve is set for 11:00 a.m. inside the Saint Leo Tennis Center.
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