SAINT LEO, Fla. – The third-ranked Saint Leo men's tennis team extended its win streak to seven matches with a 6-1 victory over #7 Mississippi College on Wednesday afternoon. The Lions improved to 13-1 on the season while the Choctaws fall to 7-4 with their fourth straight loss.

The Lions earned wins at number one and three doubles to clinch the doubles point with back-to-back 6-1 victories.
 
Vincent Thiel earned a singles win at number two to put the Lions up 2-0. The Choctaws lone victory on the day came at number one singles. Nicolas Bacella won 6-2 and 6-4 to put the Lions up 3-1 and Ghali Mensour clinched the match for the home team with a wins in the second and third set. Luis Iriarte and Dylan Andrianaly closed out the match with wins at number six and five singles to give the Lions a 6-1 win over number 7.

#3 SAINT LEO 6, #7 Mississippi College 1

DOUBLES
1. #17 Luis Iriarte/Martin Soukal (SLU) def. Felipe Iser/Walker Ellis (MC) 6-1
2. #36 Nicolas Bacella/Ghali Mensour (SLU) vs. Alex Benichou Blanchard/Rafael Sabio (MC) 3-3 UF
3. Vincent Thiel/Eduardo Cohen (SLU) def. Alvaro Saint Martin/Joe Jarvis (MC) 6-1

SINGLES
1. #15 Alex Benichou Blanchard (MC) def. #4 Martin Soukal (SLU) 6-2, 6-3
2. #3 Vincent Thiel (SLU) def. Rafael Sabio (MC) 6-3, 6-4
3. Nicolas Bacella (SLU) def. Alvaro Sant Martin (MC) 6-2, 6-4
4. Ghali Mensour (SLU) def. Joe Jarvis (MC) 2-6, 6-2, 6-4
5. Dylan Andrianaly (SLU) def. Sergio Ramirez Ocana (MC) 6-1, 6(4)-7, 10-8
6. Luis Iriarte (SLU) def. Antoine Nivault (MC) 6-3, 3-6, 10-6

Order of Finish
Doubles: 3,1
Singles: 2,1,3,4,6,5

The Lions are back to the courts on Friday to host #1 University of Indianapolis with an 11 a.m. match.