HIALEAH, Fla. (April 6, 2022) - The receiving votes (RV) St. Thomas University Men's Tennis team (14-7, 2-3 SUN) came back to the Sunshine State looking to continue their winning ways. The Bobcats defeated Florida National University (4-8) in a clean sweep of 4-0 as the teams were playing to clinch. The Bobcats have now won eight of their last ten and ride a three match win streak.
Doubles Play
- Jacob Turley and Luis Leon took the first court of the game winning court two doubles 6-1.
- Florida National then took court three to make it an even 1-1 in doubles putting the pressure on court one for the doubles point.
- Thomas Andrews and Lucas Ribas then clinched the doubles point with a 6-2 win on court one.
Singles Play
- With the 1-0 lead and momentum from the doubles play, Andrews went on to take court three to start singles defeating Gentile, 6-3 6-0.
- Reigning Sun Conference Player of the Week, Alessandro Tabares, went on to sweep court one 6-3 6-2 to put STU one court win away from the match sweep.
- Juan Patino Pabon closed the match with a court five three set victory, 6-1 4-6 10-5.
- The Bobcats sweep the season series against Florida National.
Up Next
St. Thomas will hit the road on Saturday afternoon to close out league action against no. 21 College of Coastal Georgia. The Bobcats are fighting for a spot in The Sun Conference Tournament.
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