Kyle D'Mello won a marathon tiebreaker at No.1 singles Saturday as the Xavier Saints defeated Waterloo West, 8-1, in a Mississippi Valley Conference meet at Xavier.

D'Mello won the tiebreaker against Jacob Meyer, 15-13, after they split the first two sets.

Ben Curley, Chris Schirm, Jack VonKampen and Grant Gibney also won their singles matches for the Saints.

Xavier 8, Waterloo West 1

Singles

1. Kyle D'Mello (X) def. Jacob Meyer, 7-6, 2-6, 15-13

2. Ben Curley (X) def. Seth Christensen, 4-6, 6-1, 10-8

3. Chris Schirm (X) def. Ben Bullerman, 6-3, 6-1

4. Jack VonKampen (X) def. Ben Christensen, 6-4, 6-1

5. David Schneider (WW) def. Blake Magill, 7-6, 6-1

6. Grant Gibney (X) def. Dane Hurst, 6-3, 4-6, 10-8

Doubles

1. D'Mello/Curley (X) def. Meyer/Christensen, 6-3, 7-6

2. Schirm/VonKampen (X) def. Schneider/Hurst, 6-2, 6-3

3. Charlie Esker/Ryan Jasper (X) won by forfeit.