SAINT LEO, Fla. – The Saint Leo University men's tennis team closed out its week hosting #2 West Florida. The Argonauts took the match 5-2 but Saint Leo earned a quality win at number two singles as Jose David Segoiva took down the second-ranked singles player in Division II. With the loss, the Lions saw their three-match win streak come to an end as they fall to 7-2 overall, while West Florida improves to 11-1 on the season.
 
West Florida got off to an early lead with a pair of doubles wins to clinch the 1-0 advantage.
 
Saint Leo earned wins at number two and three singles. Jose David Segovia dropped the first set 3-6 to the second-ranked singles player before rallying for a tie breaker win in the second set to tie it at one set apiece. In the final set, Segovia was on the right side of a 6-3 decision to take the victory. Eduardo Cohen closed out the match with a two set victory to make it a 5-2 final in favor of the visiting team.
 
#2 WEST FLORIDA 5, #44 SAINT LEO 2
DOUBLES
1. #2 Diego Duran/Sebastian Rondon (UWF) def. #8 Kodai Kato/Jose David Segovia (SLU); 6-4
2. Dylan Andrianaly/Filippo Caporali (SLU) vs. Mark Neyelov/Samuel Vidales (UWF); 3-4 UF
3. Goncaldo Quintela/Rafael Sabio (UWF) def. Eduardo Cohen/Shay Sarfati (SLU); 6-1
ORDER OF FINISH: 3, 1
 
SINGLES
1. #5 Sebastian Rondon (UWF) def. #22 Dylan Andrianaly (SLU); 7-6(2), 3-6, 6-2
2. #41 Jose David Segovia (SLU) def. #2 Diego Duran (UWF); 3-6, 7-6(8), 6-3
3. Eduardo Cohen (SLU) def. #63 Vicente Couto (UWF); 7-5(2), 6-2
4. Mark Neyelov (UWF) def. Kodai Kato (SLU); 6-2, 7-6(7)
5. Rafael Sabio (UWF) def. Mahit Mekala (SLU); 6-1, 6-2
6. Goncaldo Quintela (UWF) def. Filippo Caporali (SLU); 3-4 RET
ORDER OF FINISH: 2, 1, 5, 3, 4, 6
 
UP NEXT
Saint Leo returns to SSC action on Tuesday as it heads to Daytona Beach to take on #8 Embry-Riddle at noon on March 17.