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#1 Men’s Tennis Captures SSC Regular-Season Trophy with Shutout Over PBA

Mar 29, 2024

Box Score SAINT LEO, Fla. – After blanking Palm Beach Atlantic in Friday afternoon's Sunshine State Conference (SSC) contest on Senior Day, the top-ranked Saint Leo men's tennis team captured the SSC regular-season trophy.

With the 7-0 shutout win, the Lions improved to 19-1 overall with a perfect 7-0 mark in conference play.

 Saint Leo claimed the doubles point by winning all three doubles matches. Sixth-year Martin Soukal and junior Vincent Thiel collected a 6-1 win at first singles followed by senior Luis Iriarte and graduate student Nicolas Bacella posting a 6-1 victory in the second doubles slot. In the third doubles match, graduate student Ghali Mensour and freshman Eduardo Cohen registered a 6-1 margin win.

In singles competition, Soukal earned a 7-6(7), 6-1 win at the first singles slot while Bacella collected a 7-6, 6-4 victory in the second singles position. In the third singles match, Mensour won by a 6-3, 6-2 margin before junior Dylan Andrianaly notched a 6-0, 6-2 victory in the fourth singles match. Cohen won 6-3, 6-0 at fifth singles before junior Jinsei Tajima completed the shutout after winning by a 6-1, 6-3 margin at sixth singles.

#1 SAINT LEO 7, PBA 0

DOUBLES
1. Martin Soukal/Vincent Thiel (SLU) def. Roberto Binaghi/Luis Eduardo Platas (PBAM) 6-1
2. Luis Iriarte/Nicolas Bacella (SLU) def. Juan Contreras/Mark Visontai (PBAM) 6-1
3. Ghali Mensour/Eduardo Cohen (SLU) def. Noah Muyale/Axel Reich (PBAM) 6-1

SINGLES
1.#2 Martin Soukal (SLU) def. Roberto Binaghi (PBAM) 7-6(7), 6-1
2. Nicolas Bacella (SLU) def. Luis Eduardo Platas (PBAM) 7-6, 6-4
3. Ghali Mensour (SLU) def. Juan Contreras (PBAM) 6-3, 6-2
4. Dylan Andrianaly (SLU) def. Mark Visontai (PBAM) 6-0, 6-2
5. Eduardo Cohen (SLU) def. Juan Fernandez (PBAM) 6-3, 6-0
6. Jinsei Tajima (SLU) def. Matthew Young (PBAM) 6-1, 6-3

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

The Lions return to action on Wednesday, April 17 as they host Valdosta State in a non-conference match to close out the regular season at 3 p.m.
 
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