ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — It's been a crazy last 24 hours for the Flagler College men's tennis team. On Friday, continuous rain forced the Saints to postpone Senior Day versus Young Harris College a day and double-up Peach Belt Conference play Saturday, along with its already-scheduled matchup against No. 12-ranked University of North Georgia, to wrap the regular season at the Flagler Tennis Center.
Flagler (7-10, 4-3 PBC) began the day with a 4-0 sweep of the Mountain Lions (7-9, 3-4) before falling to the Nighthawks (10-3, 5-2) hours afterwards. Now, the Saints will await to see if they quality for postseason play.
Versus Young Harris, the Saints started off quickly in doubles as
Philipp Lemken/
Diego Amilibia took the first point and
Nikita Tatyanin /
Cedric Holzmann secured the doubles point with a 6-1 win. Flagler took the momentum into singles with three consecutive straight-set wins as No. 23-ranked Tatyanin, Lemken and Holzmann all won their matches to propel the Saints in that order.
"We won convincingly versus Young Harris today," Flagler head coach
Thomas Hipp said. "We did well from start to finish, which is surprising giving all the adversity with rain and rescheduling issues. So, I am proud how well my guys responded."
Against North Georgia, Lemken was the lone Saint to secure a win, coming on court three in straight sets for his second win of the day, as the Nighthawks took the doubles point and won on courts five, six, and two to clinch the 4-1 victory.
"We played well but lacked energy at the end against a very good North Georgia team," Hipp said. "It was tough to play two matches, but we can be proud of our fight and resilience we showed today. Hopefully, we qualify for postseason!"
#12 North Georgia 4, Flagler 1
4/17/21 at St. Augustine, Fla. (Flagler Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1. #23
Nikita Tatyanin (FLG) vs. #31 Ryan Gaskin (UNGM) 4-6, 3-4, unfinished
2. Joaquin Benoit (UNGM) def.
Rasmus Jonsson (FLG) 6-2, 7-5
3.
Philipp Lemken (FLG) def. Daniel Ostap (UNGM) 6-4, 6-1
4.
Cedric Holzmann (FLG) vs. Zach Waldow (UNGM) 6-7 (7-9), 3-3, unfinished
5. Giulio Sassi (UNGM) def.
Diego Amilibia (FLG) 6-4, 6-0
6. Kevin Candido (UNGM) def.
Slobodan Cejovic (FLG) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles competition
1.
Rasmus Jonsson/
William Jonsson (FLG) vs. Ryan Gaskin/Kevin Candido (UNGM) 4-4, unfinished
2. Zach Waldow/Joaquin Benoit (UNGM) def.
Philipp Lemken/
Diego Amilibia (FLG) 6-3
3. Jared Bones/Giulio Sassi (UNGM) def.
Nikita Tatyanin/
Cedric Holzmann (FLG) 6-3
Match Notes
North Georgia 10-3, 5-2 PBC; National ranking #12; Regional ranking #6
Flagler 7-10, 4-3 PBC; Regional ranking #5
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (6,3,5,2)
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