SAINT LEO, Fla. – The #1 Saint Leo men's Tennis team hosted Eckerd College for a midweek battle. The Lions recognized Tao Castillo Bernal during a senior day ceremony prior to the match. #1 Saint Leo cruised to a 7-0 victory over Eckerd.

"Great day to honor our seniors and what they have meant to our program," said head coach Chad Berryhill. "We were also able to get a lot of different players in the line-up today, so it was great to see everyone play and everyone get a win!"

The afternoon kicked off with the #22 pairing of Vincent Thiel and Ghali Mensour defeated Esteve Augusti and Batu Ataseven in straight sets, 6-4. The Saint Leo doubles pairing of Ivan Marrero and Tao Bernal Castillo shut out the duo of Eric Asakura and Sam Walker, 6-0.

In singles action, Vincent Thiel got it started for the Green & Gold with a win over Batu Ataseven, 7-5 and 6-3. Tao Bernal Castillo kept the momentum flowing, picking up his own victory in straight sets over Eric Asakura. Ghali Mensour found his grove and defeated Christian Kearns in three sets, 6-7, 6-4, and 10-7. Henrique Bertoli, Federico Pieckenstainer, and Loup Sudre completed the full sweep taking all of their matches in straight sets.

Saint Leo will welcome #14 Lynn University to the Saint Leo Tennis Center, April 7th. The match is set to begin at 2:00 pm.

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