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Jose Martinez upset the 17th-ranked singles player in the country on Thursday.

No. 25 Queens (N.Y.) edges No. 11 Flagler, 5-4

3/22/2012 7:45:00 PM

Box Score ST. AUGUSTINE – No. 25 (Campbell's/ITA Division II Top 50) Queens College of New York defeated No. 11 Flagler College 5-4 in a non-conference men's tennis match Thursday afternoon at the Flagler Tennis Center.

Queens won its third consecutive match of the season and improved to 5-1. Flagler lost its third match in a row and fell to 5-8 overall.

The Saints got off to a good start by winning two doubles matches. Peter Coulis (Bradenton, Fla., Edison Academic Center) and Gino Ramirez (Pembroke Pines, Fla., Dr. Michael Krop HS) teamed to beat Tyrone Ewels and Claudio Andrade 8-4 at No. 2. Uriel Oquendo (Miramar, Fla., Broward Virtual School) and Inigo Landaluce (Madrid, Spain, New Efeso School) triumphed over Diego Medrano and Jesse Smith by the same score at No. 3.

Jose Martinez (Houston, Texas, Alpha Omega Academy) knocked off No. 17-ranked Atilla Toth in straight sets, 6-4 and 6-4, at No. 1 singles. Adam Hunt (Woking, England, Mercer University) tallied Flagler other point with a straight sets win over Andrade 6-1 and 6-1 at No. 5. Two singles matches went to a third set, but both went to the Knights. No. 41 Nikolaj Wulff out-lasted Landaluce 5-7, 6-3 and 6-0 at No. 4. Medrano edged Stephan Stolz (Radstadt, Austria, MPG. St. Rupert) at No. 6 by the scores of 6-3, 6-7, 6-4.

Flagler returns to Peach Belt Conference play this weekend at No. 32 USC Aiken on Saturday (Mar. 24) at 11 a.m.

#25 Queens (N.Y.) 5, #11 Flagler 4
Mar 22, 2012 at St. Augustine, Fla. (Flagler Tennis Center)

Singles competition
1. Jose Martinez (FLG) def. #17 Toth,Attila (QUEM) 6-4, 6-4
2. Ewels,Tyrone (QUEM) def. Peter Coulis (FLG) 6-3, 6-1
3. Pellegrino,Andre (QUEM) def. Gino Ramirez (FLG) 7-6, 7-5
4. #41 Wulff,Nikolaj (QUEM) def. Inigo Landaluce (FLG) 5-7, 6-3, 6-0
5. Adam Hunt (FLG) def. Andrade,Claudio (QUEM) 6-1, 6-1
6. Medrano,Diego (QUEM) def. Stephan Stolz (FLG) 6-3, 6-7, 6-4

Doubles competition
1. #15 Toth,Attila/Wulff,Nikolaj (QUEM) def. Jose Martinez/Stephan Stolz (FLG) 8-4
2. Peter Coulis/Gino Ramirez (FLG) def. Ewels,Tyrone/Andrade,Claudio (QUEM) 8-4
3. Uriel Oquendo/Inigo Landaluce (FLG) def. Medrano,Diego/Smith,Jesse (QUEM) 8-4

Match Notes
Queens (N.Y.) 5-1; National ranking #25; Regional ranking #2
Flagler 5-8; National ranking #11; Regional ranking #7
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