TEMPE, Ariz. – The Flagler College men's tennis team remained at 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 16-6 overall and 5-1 in the Peach Belt Conference. The Saints host a NCAA Division II National Tournament preliminary round match on Friday at 11 a.m. at the Flagler Tennis Center. Flagler, the No. 2 seed in the region, will take on Tusculum University, the No. 7 seed. Wingate University faces Lander University in the other preliminary round match at 2 p.m. The two winners will meet on Saturday at 2 p.m. for the chance to advance to the Round of 16 in Orlando, Florida.
Once again, all seven PBC teams are ranked in the top 50, along with Flagler. Columbus State University (15-2) slipped one spot to No. 4. Lander (15-4) also dropped a spot to No. 17. Augusta University (13-7) moved up eight to No. 22. The University of North Georgia (8-6) slid three spots to No. 25 while Georgia College & State University (8-9) dropped to No. 38. Young Harris College (8-11) rounded out the poll at No. 50.
Saint Leo University (21-2) holds the top spot for yet another week. Valdosta State University (17-0) stayed at No. 2 while Barry University (17-3) moved back to No. 3. The University of Indianapolis (14-2) rounds out the top five.
Nikita Tatyanin is ranked No. 30. His overall record stands at 21-10, which includes a 13-8 mark this spring. Tatyanin is 4-6 against nationally ranked competition.
Tatyanin, and his doubles teammate
Jagger Ong-Patzwald, are ranked No. 43. They are 10-13 this year and are 7-10 this spring. They are 1-3 against nationally ranked duos.
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