SAINT LEO, Fla. – The 15th-ranked Saint Leo men's tennis team defeated Mississippi College by a 4-1 margin in non-conference action on Tuesday afternoon.

During the doubles matches, the Lions collected wins in the first slot and third doubles contest to claim the doubles point. Sophomore Eduardo Cohen and graduate student Luis Iriarte earned a 6-2 in first doubles while sophomore Kodai Kato and freshman Jose David Segovia registered a 6-0 shutout in third singles.

In the singles matches, Thiel earned a 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 win in the first slot followed by Iriarte posting a 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 victory in the fifth position before Chen tallied a 6-4, 6-2 win in sixth singles.

#15 SAINT LEO 4, Mississippi College 1
DOUBLES

1. #1 Eduardo Cohen/Luis Iriarte (SLU) def. Benichou Blanchard (MC) 6-2
2. Dylan Andrianaly/Thiel Vincent (SLU) vs. Walker Ellis/Florian Walcher (MC) 3-3 UF
3. Kodai Kato/Jose David Segovia (SLU) def. Alvaro Saint Martin/Gustavo Tedesco (MC) 6-0

SINGLES

1. #12 Vincent Thiel (SLU) def. Benichou Blanchard (MC) 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
2. Dylan Andrianaly (SLU) vs. Florian Walcher (MC) No Result
3. Jose David Segovia (SLU) vs. Rafael Sabio (MC) No Result
4. Sergio Ramirez Ocana (MC) def. Kodai Kato (SLU) 7-5, 7-5
5. Luis Iriarte (SLU) def. Alvaro Saint Martin (MC) 7-6 (7-3), 6-3
6. Eduardo Cohen (SLU) def. Gustavo Tedesco (MC) 6-4, 6-2

ORDER OF FINISH
DOUBLES: 3,1
SINGLES: 6,5,4,1
 
Saint Leo returns to action on Friday, March 14 as it travels to face second-ranked Flagler in non-conference action, starting at 2 p.m.