Men's Tennis Wins Eighth Straight, Defeats Lindenwood 6-1 on the Road Friday

ST. CHARLES, Mo. – Claiming its sixth road victory of the season, the Belmont University men's tennis team won its eighth in a row Friday at Lindenwood by the defeating the host Lions (4-8, 1-5 Horizon) 6-1 at the Lindenwood Tennis Facility in St. Charles, Missouri. The Bruins, who move to 15-5 on the year and 6-0 in the Horizon League with the triumph, were dominant throughout the top five singles matches after securing the doubles point with wins on courts one and two.
 
The nationally-ranked No. 1 doubles tandem of graduate student Marko Ilic and junior Riccardo Trione clinched the doubles point with a 6-3 win over Lindenwood's Carlos Rodriguez Gonzalez and Anton de la Puente after senior Jack Randall and junior Alfred Wallin dismissed the Lions' Alonso De Prada and Fernando Martin Paz in quick order (6-0) at the second spot. The duo of junior Tomas Luis and sophomore Ian Cruz led Lindenwood's Mattis Lamm and Pavle Drobjnakovic 5-4 at the third position when Ilic and Trione finished off the doubles point.
 
In singles play, both Wallin and Cruz earned double bagel, 6-0, 6-0 victories. Wallin routed de la Puente at the No. 2 spot, while Cruz blew past Martin Paz at the fourth flight.
 
Both Luis and Trione conceded just three games in their singles matches with Luis topping De Prada 6-2, 6-1 at the third spot and Trione handing Lamm a 6-1, 6-2 loss at the fifth position.
 
Ilic defeated Gonzalez 6-3, 6-2 at the top of the singles lineup.
 
The Lions' lone point of the match came at No. 6 singles where Drobjnakovic narrowly bested sophomore Gabriel Sardo in a third-set 10-point super tiebreaker after splitting the first two sets, 5-7, 7-6 (6), 11-9.
 
Up Next
Belmont heads to Eastern Illinois Saturday before returning to the Music City to wrap up the Bruins' home slate next weekend. First serve Saturday at the Darling Courts in Charleston, Illinois, is slated for 10 a.m.
 
Full Match Results
Belmont 6, Lindenwood 1
 
Doubles
1. (No. 82) Marko Ilic/Riccardo Trione (BEL) def. Carlos Rodriguez Gonzalez/Anton de la Puente (LIN) 6-3
2. Jack Randall/Alfred Wallin (BEL) def. Alonso De Prada/Fernando Martin Paz (LIN) 6-0
3. Tomas Luis/Ian Cruz (BEL) led Mattis Lamm/Pavle Drobjnakovic (LIN) 5-4
 
Singles
1. Marko Ilic (BEL) def. Carlos Rodriguez Gonzalez (LIN) 6-3, 6-2
2. Alfred Wallin (BEL) def. Anton de la Puente (LIN) 6-0, 6-0
3. Tomas Luis (BEL) def. Alonso De Prada (LIN) 6-2, 6-1
4. Ian Cruz (BEL) def. Fernando Martin Paz (LIN) 6-0, 6-0
5. Riccardo Trione (BEL) def. Mattis Lamm (LIN) 6-1, 6-2
6. Pavle Drobjnakovic (LIN) def. Gabriel Sardo (BEL) 5-7, 7-6 (6), 11-9
 
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