ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – No. 8 (ITA Collegiate Division II rankings) Columbus State University defeated No. 15 Flagler College 5-2 in a Peach Belt Conference men's tennis match Saturday afternoon at the Flagler Tennis Center.
Columbus State improved to 8-2 overall and 1-0 in the Peach Belt. Flagler is now 10-5 overall and 1-1 in conference play.
The Cougars won all three doubles matches to earn the first point of the day.
The Saints squared the match at 1-all after
Philipp Lemken knocked off No. 75 Pietro Martinetti in straight sets. Later,
Petr Cervinka's win at No. 3 singles cut the deficit to 3-2. But Columbus State won the last two singles matches.
Flagler heads north next weekend to face the University of North Georgia (April 1) and Young Harris College (April 2).
#8 Columbus State 5, #15 Flagler 2
3/25/23 at St. Augustine, Fla. (Flagler Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1. #1 Santiago Perez (CSU) def. #24
Nikita Tatyanin (FLG) 6-2, 6-2
2. #51 Javier Cueto Ramos (CSU) def.
Jacopo Denitto (FLG) 6-2, 6-4
3.
Petr Cervinka (FLG) def. Tommaso Schold (CSU) 6-2, 6-4
4.
Philipp Lemken (FLG) def. #75 Pietro Martinetti (CSU) 6-0, 6-3
5. Armin Trklja (CSU) def.
Pavlos Parson (FLG) 6-3, 6-3
6. Justin Welz (CSU) def.
Jagger Ong-Patzwald (FLG) 4-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-6)
Doubles competition
1. Tommaso Schold/Santiago Perez (CSU) def.
Nikita Tatyanin/
Jagger Ong-Patzwald (FLG) 6-2
2. Javier Cueto Ramos/Pietro Martinetti (CSU) def.
Philipp Lemken/
Pavlos Parson (FLG) 6-3
3. Felix Steen/Andrea Sandrone (CSU) def.
Jacopo Denitto/
Petr Cervinka (FLG) 6-3
Match Notes
Columbus State 8-2, 1-0 PBC; National ranking #8
Flagler 10-5, 1-1 PBC; National ranking #15
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (4,1,5,3,2,6)
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