BOCA RATON, Fla. – The second-ranked Saint Leo men's tennis team collected a 5-1 victory at 18th-ranked Lynn in Sunshine State Conference (SSC) action on Saturday afternoon.

The Lions swept the doubles matches to claim the doubles point. Sixth-year Martin Soukal and senior Luis Iriarte notched a 6-1 victory before graduate students Nicolas Bacella and Ghali Mensour won by a 6-4 margin in the second doubles position. In the third doubles slot, junior Vincent Thiel and freshman Eduardo Cohen registered a 6-1 win.

In the singles competition, Vincent earned a 7-5, 6-4 victory in second singles while Bacella won in third singles by an opponent retirement. During the fourth singles dual, Mensour posted a 6-3, 6-4 win while Iriarte collected a win in sixth singles by a 7-5, 6-3 margin.

The Lions return to action on Thursday, March 7 as they host Ferris State at 3 p.m. in a non-conference bout.
 
#2 Saint Leo 5, #18 Lynn 1
 
Doubles
1. Martin Soukal/Luis Iriarte (SLU) def. J. Olive-Blanco/Gianmarco Amatiste (LYNNM) 6-1
2. Nicolas Bacella/Ghali Mensour (SLU) def. Yaron Guberman/Haktan Garayev (LYNNM) 6-4
3. Vincent Thiel/Eduardo Cohen (SLU) def. Aymen Alumoussa/Gabriele Felline (LYNNM) 6-1
 
Singles
1. Martin Soukal (SLU) vs. Gabriele Felline (LYNNM) 7-5, 2-6, 8-10
2. Vincent Thiel (SLU) def. Gianmarco Amatiste (LYNNM) 7-5, 6-4
3. Nicolas Bacella (SLU) vs. J. Olive-Blanco (LYNNM) 1-0, WR
4. Ghali Mensour (SLU) def. Aymen Alumoussa (LYNNM) 6-3, 6-4
5. Dylan Andrianaly (SLU) vs. Yaron Guberman (LYNNM) 3-2, UF
6. Luis Iriarte (SLU) def. Haktan Garayev (LYNNM) 7-5, 6-3