Loyola comes all the way back from a 2-1 deficit to defeat the Saints 5-4 on Saturday.
The Loyola University New Orleans men's tennis team kicked off the 2016 fall season in thrilling fashion; defeating our Lady of the Lake University 5-4 at Audubon Park on Saturday afternoon.
The Wolf Pack fell behind 0-2 to start doubles action before a default victory at No. 3 brought the score to 2-1 heading into singles.
The Saints claimed the first two single flights to stretch the advantage to 4-1.
Despite being just one match away from defeat, the Wolf Pack responded with straight-set victories by Maxime Rumeau (SO/Aix en Provence, France), Sean Presti (SO/Lesigny, France) and Ernesto de Diego (JR/Panama City, Panama), along with a default win at No. 6, to come all the way back to grab the 5-4 victory.
Singles
1. Mathias Rocha (OLL) def. Steven Le (SR/Tustin, Calif.) (LOYNO) 7-5, 2-6, 1(7)
2. Bernardo Pegas (OLL) def. Galileo Cabrales (FR/San Salvador, El Salvador) (LOYNO) 4-6, 6-2, 1(6)
3. Maxime Rumeau (LOYNO) def. Jacob Galaviz (OLL) 6-2, 6-1
4. Sean Presti (LOYNO) def. Pablo Cavasos (OLL) 6-1, 6-1
5. Ernesto De Diego (LOYNO) def. Ross Marzetti (OLL) 6-2, 6-1
6. Frederico Mercado (LOYNO) def. DEFAULT
Doubles
1. Bernardo Pegas/Mathias Rocha (OLL) def. Ernesto de Diego/Steven Le (LOYNO) 8-5
2. Jacob Galaviz/Pablo Cavasos (OLL) def. Maxime Rumeau/Sean Presti (LOYNO) 8-6
3. Galileo Cabrales/Frederico Mercado (LOYNO) def. DEFAULT
Loyola heads to Pensacola, Florida on Friday, Oct. 14, to take part in the UWF Fall Fling hosted by the University of West Florida.
