The Siena Saints men's tennis team notched their first win in the spring of 2020, and it couldn't come at a better time as they did it in their home opener of the new decade as they topped the La Salle Explorers by a final score of 5-2.
 
"After to losing La Salle last year by a score of 5-2, the guys came out with a lot of energy and reversed it 5-2 tonight," said head coach Jeff Osborn. "They played good tennis tonight. Hopefully it carries over into tomorrow morning against UC Riverside."
 
The Green and Gold opened strong taking the doubles point thanks to a pair of wins at #1 and #3 doubles. Sophomore Tomas del Olmo and junior Guillermo Lopez Torres took the 6-3 win in #1 singles, while Sagar Bains and Matt Nardone took a win by the same score at #3 doubles.
 
With the 1-0 lead, Bains and del Olmo did their job at the top of the lineup taking wins at #1 and #2 singles. Bains would snag a comeback 3-6, 6-0, 10-6 victory, while del Olmo won in straight sets 6-4, 6-3. Geovanny Mendoza would clinch the match at #4 singles as he took a clutch three-set 6-3, 6-7, 10-6 win. del Olmo now has won a pair of matches in a row, all while getting his fifth win of the season.
 
The Saints return to action tomorrow, Saturday, Feb. 15 when they return to Tri-City to take on UC Riverside. Opening serve for the match will get things going at 9:30 a.m.