Box Score MIAMI GARDENS, Fla.—In a classic matchup, the Fire men's tennis team came up just short to #18 St. Thomas 5-4 with the contest being decided by the last match on the courts.
With each side winning four matches, everything came down to #6 Singles, where
Noah Rawls won the first set 7-6. However, Jacobo Nieto came back to win the next two (7-6, 7-5) to give the Bobcats the match.
The Fire won two of the three doubles matches, getting an 8-5 win at #1 from
David Veliz and Hugo Pires, and an 8-6 win at #2 from
Lucca Marcheschi and Rawls.
Veliz and Marcheschi both won their singles matches in straight sets.
ST. THOMAS 5, SOUTHEASTERN 4
Singles competition
1.
David Veliz (SEUM) def. Kevin Cubela (STUM) 6-0, 6-2
2.
Lucca Marcheschi (SEUM) def. Jermaine Le Grand (STUM) 6-3, 6-4
3. Fabrice Bissainthe (STUM) def.
Thomas Ortega (SEUM) 6-4, 7-5
4. Dimitri Bird (STUM) def.
Hugo Pirez (SEUM) 6-2, 6-1
5. Rasmus Lindscrom (STUM) def.
Felipe Barbosa (SEUM) 6-1, 6-0
6. Jacobo Nieto (STUM) def.
Noah Rawls (SEUM) 6-7, 7-6 (7-5), 1-0
Doubles competition
1.
David Veliz/
Hugo Pirez (SEUM) def. Kevin Cubela/Mauricio Fernandez (STUM) 8-5
2.
Lucca Marcheschi/
Noah Rawls (SEUM) def. Dimitri Bird/Jermaine Le Grand (STUM) 8-6
3. Juan Abia/Jacobo Nieto (STUM) def.
Thomas Ortega/
Felipe Barbosa (SEUM) 8-5
