DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - No. 5 seed St. Thomas defeated no. 4 Southeastern 5-3 in the quarterfinals of The Sun Conference Men's Tennis Championship held Thursday at the Crotty Tennis Center in Daytona Beach.  The Bobcats will now face no. 1 seed and host school Embry-Riddle in the semifinals on Friday at 11:30 a.m.

The Bobcats swept the doubles side of the competition to defeat Southeastern.  In number one doubles, the team of Juan Bravo and Grover Ordonez won 8-4.  The number two doubles team of Matias Dasso and Joshua Rosner won 6-5, while Luis Soto and Juan Carlos Villamizar-Abia won 8-2 in number three doubles.

In singles, the Bobcats recorded wins by Ariel Listo (number 4 singles) and Matias Dasso (number 6 singles).



 

St. Thomas vs Southeastern (Apr 16, 2015)

St. Thomas 5, Southeastern 3
Apr 16, 2015 at Daytona Beach, Fla. 

Singles competition

1. David Veliz (SEU) def. Juan Bravo (STU) 6-4, 6-4

2. Jordan Harris (SEU) def. Grover Ordonez (STU) 6-2, 6-2

3. Drew Dickens (SEU) def. Luis Soto (STU) 6-2, 6-0

4. Ariel Listo (STU) def. Aaron Skingley (SEU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-1

5. Nate Gangelhoff (SEU) vs. Juan C Villamizar-Ab (STU) 4-6, 3-4, 0-0, unfinished

6. Matias Dasso (STU) def. Nick Ripoli (SEU) 6-1, 6-0

 

Doubles competition

1. Juan Bravo/Grover Ordonez (STU) def. David Veliz/Jordan Harris (SEU) 8-4

2. Matias Dasso/Joshua Rosner (STU) def. Drew Dickens/Aaron Skingley (SEU) 6-5

3. Luis Soto/Juan C Villamizar-Ab (STU) def. Nate Gangelhoff/Patrick Kearney (SEU) 8-2

 

Match Notes

St. Thomas 6-10

Southeastern 12-4

Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (3,2,1,6,4)

The Sun Conference Tournament Quarterfinal