DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – No. 10-ranked Embry-Riddle men's tennis took to the courts at the Crotty Tennis Complex on Tuesday afternoon, hosting No. 4-ranked Saint Leo for the home regular season finale.
The Eagles defeated the Lions with a 5-2 victory, claiming their fifth top-10 win of the season and the second time beating the fourth-ranked team in NCAA Division II.
RECORDS
Embry-Riddle: 13-4 (3-3 SSC)
Saint Leo: 13-4 (5-2 SSC)
ALL-TIME SERIES
- ERAU holds a 12-13 record against the Lions.
- With the win on Tuesday, the Eagles snapped a six-match losing streak to Saint Leo.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Saint Leo captured the doubles points with convincing wins one lines two and three, posting a 6-2 win at the second flight and a 6-3 victory at the third flight.
- The No. 23rd-ranked pairing of Marc Mail and Frederic Tu battled on court one, securing a 7-6 (7-4) tiebreak win over No. 2-ranked Jose David Segovia and Kodai Kato.
- Saint Leo continued with a win on line two of singles as No. 14-ranked Segoiva defeated Manuel Lanteri 6-1, 6-2.
- Mason Cisco gave the Eagles energy from sixth flight, winning 6-1, 6-3 over Shay Sarfati for the first ERAU point.
- Tu leveled the team score with a big 6-3, 6-3 win over Mekala Mahit at No. 5 singles.
- No. 68-ranked Joao Morgado captured the lead for the Eagles on court four, beating out No. 41 Kodai Kato, 7-6 (10-8), 4-6, 6-4 for the 3-2 team advantage.
- Embry-Riddle managed to secure the team necessary team point to clinch the match on line three.
- Joshua Nuyts battled in a three-set win over No. 58 Eduardo Cohen, 6-4, 5-7, 6-2.
- Mail went the distance against Dylan Andrianaly, going all three sets which included tiebreakers in the first and third sets to win 6-7 (2-7), 6-4, 7-6 (7-4).
UP NEXT
Embry-Riddle hits the road for the regular season finale on Thursday at Florida Southern, taking on the Mocs at 2 p.m. ET from the Wynee Warden Tennis Center in Lakeland, Fla.