ORLANDO, Fla. – The sixth ranked Saint Leo University men's tennis team cruised to a 4-0 win in a neutral site match against Bates College on Thursday morning as its kicked off three straight matches in as many days. The Lions improved to 4-2 on the season with the victory.

The two teams traded doubles wins as the Lions opened the match with a 6-4 win at number two doubles. Bates evened the doubles play with a 6-3 win at number three doubles. Saint Leo's Kodai Kato and Vincent Thiel won their doubles match in a tiebreaker, 7-6(5) to clinch the doubles point for the Lions.

Saint Leo quickly wrapped up the victory as Filippo Caporali clinched the match victory for the Lions with a 6-2, 6-0 win at number six singles. With back-to-back 6-1 wins, Kodai Kato gave the Lions a 2-0 advantage before Dylan Andrianaly won 6-3, 6-1 at number one singles for the 3-0 lead.

#6 SAINT LEO 4, BATES 0
DOUBLES
1. Kodai Kato/Vincent Thiel (SLU) def. Phillippe Kosyagin/Theo Sardain (BC) 7-6(5)
2. Dylan Andrianaly/Enes Kocu (SLU) def. Ben Adey/Evange Kapothanasis (BC) 6-4
3. Nicolas Ozer/James Sacco (BC) def. Leonardo Pisa/Filippo Caporali (SLU) 6-3
 
SINGLES
1. Dylan Andrianaly (SLU) def. Phillippe Kosyagin (BC) 6-3, 6-1
2. Kodai Kato (SLU) def. Theo Sardain (BC) 6-1, 6-1
3. Eduardo Cohen (SLU) vs. Ben Adey (BC), 6-2, 0-3 UF
4. Enes Kocu (SLU) vs. Tylan Ozkuzey (BC), 6-0, 4-2 UF
5. Leonardo Pisa (SLU) vs. Evange Kapothansis (BC), 6-3, 2-1 UF
6. Nicolas Ozer (BC) def. Filippo Caporali (SLU) 6-2, 6-0

ORDER OF FINISH 
DOUBLES: 2, 3,1
SINGLES: 2,1,6

UP NEXT
The Lions three-matches in three days continues as they make the trip to Valdosta State for a 3 p.m. match on Friday, February 21. Saint Leo will take on Coastal Georgia at 3 p.m. on Saturday, February 22 in a neutral site matchup in Valdosta, Ga.