ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The second-ranked Saint Leo men's tennis team shutout Eckerd, 7-0, on the road today in Sunshine State Conference (SSC) action on Wednesday afternoon.

The Lions won the second and third doubles match to clinch the doubles point as graduate student Nicolas Bacella and freshman Eduardo Cohen collected a 6-1 win in the second position followed by a 6-1 win in the third slot for juniors Jinsei Tajima and Dylan Andrianaly.

The Green and Gold swept the singles competition to secure the victory. Sixth-year Martin Soukal won by a 6-3, 6-2 margin in the first singles slot followed by Bacella earning a 7-6, 7-6 win at the second singles position. Graduate Student Ghali Mensour collected a 6-3, 6-1 victory in third singles before senior Luis Iriarte won by a 6-3, 6-2 margin in the fourth position. Cohen notched a 6-1, 6-0 win at the fifth spot while Tajima earned a 6-0, 6-1 victory in the sixth singles slot.
 
#2 Saint Leo 7, Eckerd 0

Doubles
1. Martin Soukal/Luis Iriarte (SLU) vs. Batu Ataseven/Christian Kearns (ECM) 4-6
2. Nicolas Bacella/Ghali Mensour (SLU) def. Marshall Hulett/Mario Kirkov (ECM) 6-1
3. Jinsei Tajima/Dylan Andrianaly (SLU) def. Phil Grueninger/Eric Asakura (ECM) 6-1
 
Singles
1. Martin Soukal(SLU) def. Batu Ataseven (ECM) 6-3, 6-2
2. Nicolas Bacella (SLU) def. Mario Kirkov (ECM) 7-6, 7-6
3. Ghali Mensour (SLU) def. Christian Kearns (ECM) 6-3, 6-1
4. Luis Iriarte (SLU) def. Marshall Hulett (ECM) 6-3, 6-2
5. Eduardo Cohen (SLU) def. Phil Grueninger (ECM) 6-1, 6-0
6. Jinsei Tajima (SLU) def. Colbin Campbell (ECM) 6-0, 6-1
 
Order of finish
Doubles: 2,3,1
Singles: 3,1,4,2,5,6