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Indianapolis UINDY (6-4)
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Winner Saint Leo SLUM (14-1)
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Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | George Hillen | Manager of Athletic Communications

#3 Men’s Tennis Battles Through #1 UIndy in a Classic

SAINT LEO, Fla. – In a battle between two of the top-three ranked teams in the country, the third-ranked Saint Leo men's tennis team was victorious over top-ranked University of Indianapolis, 4-3, in a thriller at home on Friday afternoon. With the victory the Lions extended their win streak to eight matches and is now 14-1 overall. 

After dropping the first doubles match, the Lions fought back and won the last two doubles matches to claim the doubles point as graduate students Nicolas Bacella and Ghali Mensour collected a 6-6, 7-3 win in the second doubles position. In the third doubles slot, junior Vincent Thiel and freshman Eduardo Cohen posted a 6-3 victory.

The Lions opened singles competition with a 6-0, 6-2 win from sixth-year Martin Soukal in the first singles match while Mensour tallied a 6-3, 6-1 victory at fourth singles. The Soukal and Mensour victories sandwiched a pair of Greyhound wins. In the sixth singles matchup, senior Luis Iriarte sealed a Lions victory as he rallied to win the second and third set 6-2 and 6-1.

#3 SAINT LEO 4, #1 UINDY 3
DOUBLES
  1. #11 Momo Andre, Erwan/Picaud, Louis (UINDY) def. #17 Martin Soukal/Luis Iriarte (SLUM) 6-3
  2. #36 Nicolas Bacella/Ghali Mensour (SLU) def. Manuel Lanteri/Matthieu (UIM) 7-6(3)
  3. Vincent Thiel/Eduardo Cohen (SLU) def. David Simeonov/Pedro Franca (UIM) 6-3
SINGLES
  1. #4 Martin Soukal (SLUM) def. Simeonov, David (UINDY) 6-0, 6-2
  2. #69 Picaud, Louis (UINDY) def. #3 Vincent Thiel (SLUM) 6-1, 2-6, 7-5
  3. Momo Andre, Erwan (UINDY) def. Nicolas Bacella (SLUM) 6-2, 6-0
  4. Ghali Mensour (SLUM) def. Lanteri, Manuel (UINDY) 6-3, 6-1
  5. #71 Derache, Matthieu (UINDY) def. Dylan Andrianaly (SLUM) 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
  6. Luis Iriarte (SLUM) def. Grijalva, Mauricio (UINDY) 5-7, 6-2, 6-1
ORDER OF FINISH
DOUBLES:1,3,2
SINGLES:1,4,3,2,5,6

UP NEXT
Saint Leo returns to the court on Sunday, March 17 to host the fifth-ranked Barry Buccaneers at 10 a.m. in a Sunshine State Conference (SSC) showdown as the Lions look to avenge a loss in the ITA National Championship title match last month. 

 
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