SAINT LEO, Fla. – The third-ranked Saint Leo men's tennis team continued its hot start to 2024 season as it extended its win streak to five matches with a 5-2 victory over #15 Rollins College on Saturday. The Lions improved to 11-1 on the season and remains a perfect 4-0 in Sunshine State Conference play following the Saturday's match at the Saint Leo Tennis Center.
The Lions jumped out to a 1-0 lead earning doubles wins at number two and three.
Nicolas Bacella and
Ghali Mensour opened the match with a 6-3 win at number two doubles.
Vincent Thiel and
Eduardo Cohen clinched the doubles point with a 6-4 win at number three doubles.
In the singles competition, the Lions took wins on the first four singles matches to finish to clinch the match. Thiel won both sets 6-3 to put the Lions up 2-0 at number two singles. With victories of 6-2 and 6-3 at number four singles, Mensour moved the Lions within one of clinching the match. The match was clinched with a two-set victory for
Luis Iriarte (6-1, 6-4) at number six singles.
#3 SAINT LEO 5, #15 ROLLINS 2
DOUBLES
- Luke Quaynor/Richard Stoiberer (RC) def. #18 Martin Soukal/Luis Iriarte (SLU) 7-6(5)
- Nicolas Bacella/Ghali Mensour (SLU) def. Guillermo Castaneda/Charlie Putrino (RC) 6-3
- Vincent Thiel/Eduardo Cohen (SLU) def. Efe Comu/Nico de Giacomo (RC) 6-4
SINGLES
- #9 Martin Soukal (SLU) def. Efe Comu (RC) 6-2, 4-6, 10-2
- #2 Vincent Thiel (SLU) def. Luke Quaynor (RC) 6-3, 6-3
- #47 Nico de Giacomo (RC) def. Nicolas Bacella (SLU) 6-2, 1-6, 10-6
- Ghali Mensour (SLU) def. Richard Stoiberer (RC) 6-2, 6-3
- Guillermo Castaneda (RC) def. Dylan Andrianaly (SLU) 7-5, 2-6, 10-6
- Luis Iriarte (SLU) def. Charlie Putrino (RC) 6-1, 6-4
Order of finish
Doubles: 2,
3,1
Singles: 2,4,
6,1,3,5
UP NEXT
The Lions have an action packed week next week with a trio of 11 a.m. matches against Auburn – Montgomery (March 12), Mississippi College (March 13), and Indianapolis (March 15).
