TEMPE, Ariz. – The Flagler College men's tennis team moved up one spot to No. 8 according to the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association's (ITA) Collegiate Tennis Rankings sponsored by Tennis-Point, which were released Wednesday afternoon.

Flagler is currently 14-5 overall and 5-1 in the Peach Belt Conference. The Saints open the PBC Tournament on Friday (April 21) at noon against No. 47 Young Harris College in the first round at Columbus, Georgia.

All seven PBC teams are ranked in the top 50, along with Flagler. Columbus State University (12-2) moved up one spot to No. 3. Lander (14-3) dropped to No. 16. The University of North Georgia (8-5) slid four spots to No. 22 while Augusta University (11-6) dropped three to No. 30. Georgia College & State University (8-7) appears at No. 34 and Young Harris College (8-9) slipped to spots to No. 47.

Saint Leo University (19-1) continues to head the ranking. Valdosta State University (14-0) stayed at No. 2 while Barry University (14-3) slipped to No. 4. The University of Indianapolis (12-2) rounds out the top five.

Nikita Tatyanin is ranked No. 27. His record stands at 20-8 this year, which includes a 12-6 mark this spring. Tatyanin is 4-4 against nationally ranked competition.

Tatyanin, and his doubles teammate Jagger Ong-Patzwald, are ranked No. 39. They are 10-11 this year and are 7-8 this spring. They are 1-2 against nationally ranked duos.  

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