VALDOSTA, Ga. – The #2 Saint Leo University Men's tennis team had a successful showing Sunday, defeating another nationally-ranked by a big margin against #18 University of West Florida 7-0 at the VSU Tennis Courts.
 
DOUBLES
The Lions bested the Argonauts in two sets, as the Juniors duo of Ivan Marrero and Luis Iriarte defeated Sebastian Rondon and Bernardo Costa 6-4 before Graduates Tao Bernal Castillo and Nicolas Bacella beat Albin Ekenros and Adam Svensson 6-3.  #28 nationally ranked Ghali Mensour-Vincent Thiel trailed 5-4 to #3 Tomas Descarrega and Facundo Bermejo when Saint Leo was officially awarded the Doubles point.
 
SINGLES
The Green & Gold took straight sets against UWF in four of the six matches, highlighted by #15 nationally-ranked Iriarte's win over #41 Descarrega 6-4, 6-1.
 
#27 nationally-ranked Martin Soukal came back in three sets to defeat #38 nationally-ranked Bermejo 4-6, 7-5, 12-10 in a tiebreaker set.
 
"A big region win today!" said Head Coach Chad Berryhill. "West Florida is always a tough team so to have a 7-0 victory today is an amazing feat by our team; great effort today!"
 
The Lions welcome Hillsdale College Monday at home; first serve is set for Noon.
 
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