Box Score GREENWOOD, S.C. – No. 10 (Campbell's/ITA Division II Top 25) Lander University defeated No. 11 Flagler College 5-1 in a Peach Belt Conference men's tennis match Sunday afternoon at the Joe Cabri Tennis Center.
Lander improved to 13-2 overall and 4-1 in the Peach Belt. Flagler fell to 5-9 overall and 2-4 in conference play.
Flagler's lone point came from the doubles team of
Peter Coulis (Bradenton, Fla., Edison Academic Center) and
Gino Ramirez (Pembroke Pines, Fla., Dr. Michael Krop HS) in their 8-4 win over Ross Armstrong and Oscar Axelsson at No. 2.
The Saints dropped three singles matches and with the three-hour rain delay, decided to halt the overall match.
Flagler hosts No. 2 Barry University, last year's national runners-up, on Friday (Mar. 30) at 1 p.m. at the Flagler Tennis Center.
#10 Lander University 5, #11 Flagler 1
Mar 25, 2012 at Greenwood, S.C. (The Joe Cabri Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1. Vincent Verpeaux (LUM) def.
Jose Martinez (FLG) 4-6, 6-4, 6-0
2. #15 Paul-Henri Arrigoni (LUM) def.
Peter Coulis (FLG) 6-3, 6-1
3. Samuel Poutignat (LUM) vs.
Gino Ramirez (FLG) 6-7, 4-1, unfinished
4. Adam Jonsson (LUM) def.
Inigo Landaluce (FLG) 6-4, 6-3
5. Diego Zegarra (LUM) vs.
Adam Hunt (FLG) 4-6, 1-2, unfinished
6. Oscar Axelsson (LUM) vs.
Stephan Stolz (FLG) 6-4, 4-6, 3-3, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. Adam Jonsson/Vincent Verpeaux (LUM) def.
Jose Martinez/
Stephan Stolz (FLG) 8-4
2.
Peter Coulis/
Gino Ramirez (FLG) def. Ross Armstrong/Oscar Axelsson (LUM) 8-4
3. Paul-Henri Arrigoni/Samuel Poutignat (LUM) def.
Uriel Oquendo/
Inigo Landaluce (FLG) 9-7
Match Notes
Flagler 5-9, 2-4; National ranking #11; Regional ranking #4
Lander University 13-2, 4-1 PBC; National ranking #10; Regional ranking #3