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Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | Jonathan Glass | Director of Athletic Communications

#3 Men's Tennis Opens SSC Play with 5-2 Win over Florida Southern

SAINT LEO, Fla. – The third-ranked Saint Leo University men's tennis team opened the 2024 Sunshine State Conference play with a commanding 5-2 win over Florida Southern College at home on Wednesday afternoon.
The Lions swept the doubles point and jumped out to a 3-1 lead with singles wins at one and four before sealing up the 5-2 victory with a Luis Iriarte's three set victory.

Saint Leo's number three doubles pair of Vincent Thiel and Eduardo Cohen defeated Florida Southern's team of Bruan-Simo/Hewitt 6-4 to get the Lions halfway to the doubles point. The home team clinched the doubles point with a 6-2 victory at number two doubles by Ghali Mensour and Nicolas Bacella.

The reigning SSC athlete of the week, #18 Martin Soukal won 6-2 and 6-0 to put the Lions up 2-0 and a straight set win by Nicolas Bacella (6-4, 6-0) at number four singles gave the Lions a 3-0 lead.

Sandwiched between two Florida Southern wins at number three and two singles, Dylan Andrianaly and Luis Iriarte won to clinch the victory for the Lions. Iriarte rallied for a set three victory and a 4-1 Lions advantage.

#3 Saint Leo 5, Florida Southern 2
Doubles
  1. Martin Soukal/ Luis Iriarte (SLU) vs. Chris Fok Kow/George Russell (FSC), 4-3, UF
  2. Ghali Mensour/Nicolas Bacella (SLU) def. Mario Garoz/Matteo Feggi (FSC), 6-2
  3. Vincent Thiel/Eduardo Cohen (SLU) def. Inaki Braun Simo/Matthew Hewitt (FSC), 6-4
 
Singles 
  1. #18 Martin Soukal (SLU) def. George Russell (FSC), 6-2, 6-0
  2. Chris Fok Kow (FSC) def. Vincent Thiel (SLU), 0-6, 6-3, 7-5
  3. Mario Garoz (FSC) def. Ghali Mensour (FSC), 7-5, 6-1
  4. Nicolas Bacella (SLU) def. Inaki Braun Simo (FSC), 6-4, 6-0
  5. Luis Iriarte (SLU) def. Matthew Hewitt (FSC), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
  6. Dylan Andrianaly (SLU) def. Bosko Boskovic (FSC), 7-6(3), 6-2
 
Order of finish
Doubles: 3,2
Singles: 1,4,3,6,5,2
 
Saint Leo returns to the court next Tuesday to host Warner (Feb. 13) at 4 p.m.  

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