By: George Hillen | Manager of Athletic Communications
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.