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SAINT LEO, Fla. -- The Wayne State University men's tennis team won two of the three doubles matches Friday at No. 8 Saint Leo University, but the Warriors ultimately fell 7-2 to the Lions.

Wayne State (0-4) won at the top and third flight in doubles against nationally-ranked Saint Leo.

Senior Melvin Joseph (Northville, Mich. / Northville) and junior Trey Keating (Troy, Mich. / Troy) won at the top flight in doubles, earning an 8-6 win.

Freshman Stephane Robineau (Paris, France) and sophomore Mohamed Fazyl Kechai (Paris, France) also won in doubles, as the duo posted an 8-2 win at the third flight for a third straight victory as a doubles team.

WSU dropped all six singles matches against Saint Leo (7-2).

The Warriors return to the court Sunday for a 1 p.m. match against Wheaton College in Tampa, Fla.

#8-Saint Leo 7, Wayne State 2
Singles
1. Aloua Adjenak (Saint Leo) def. Stephane Robineau (Wayne State), 6-2, 7-6 (7-3)
2. Oskar Nurmio (Saint Leo) def. Clement Charriere (Wayne State), 7-5, 6-4
3. Ismail Lemtouni (Saint Leo) def. Michael FitzGerald (Wayne State), 7-6 (7-1), 6-3
4. Victor Lozier (Saint Leo) def. Mohamed Fazyl Kechai (Wayne State), 7-5, 6-2
5. J. Gonzalez-Tarrio (Saint Leo) def. Melvin Joseph (Wayne State), 6-1, 6-3
6. Fons Verberne (Saint Leo) def. Trey Keating (Wayne State), 6-2, 6-1
Doubles
1. Trey Keating/Melvin Joseph (Wayne State) def. Fons Verberne/Oskar Nurmio (Saint Leo), 8-6
2. Matt Nicholson-Lewis/Victor Lozier (Saint Leo) def. Clement Charriere/Michael FitzGerald, 8-5
3. Stephane Robineau/Mohamed Fazyl Kechai (Wayne State) def. Ismail Lemtouni/Aloua Adjenak (Saint Leo), 8-2