ST. AUGUSTINE – No. 6 (Oracle/ITA Division II ranking) Flagler College opened the spring season with a 5-2 victory over Florida Southern College in a non-conference men's tennis match at the Flagler Tennis Center.

After a delay of an hour and a half due to passing rain showers, the Saints got off to a quick start by earning the first point of the match with a doubles sweep. The new scoring system in Division II allows one point when a team wins at least two-of-the-three doubles matches.

Luca Bolla and Daniel Arrien rolled in their match, 6-1. Lukas Storck and Konstantin Dustman won the clincher with a 6-3 victory at No. 1. Felipe Carvalho and Rasmus Jonsson won the other match, 6-4.

The Saints won the first three singles matches to wrap up the team win. Jonsson defeated Tim Becker in straight sets, 6-4 and 6-1. Bolla rolled past Brandon Pham, 6-1 and 6-4. Storck wrapped it up with a 6-4, 7-5 win over Victor Ahlbeck at No. 1. Storck fought back from a 5-0 deficit in the second set. Carvalho won his match over Valentin Herweck for the fifth Saints point.

Flagler is back in action tomorrow at the Flagler Tennis Center against the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith. Due to the forecast, the match has been moved to an 11 a.m. start. 
 
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