MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – No. 3 (ITA Collegiate Division II rankings) Flagler College rolled to a 7-0 win over Georgia College & State University in a Peach Belt Conference men's tennis match Friday afternoon at the Centennial Center Tennis Facility.
Flagler won its seventh match in a row and improved to 11-2 overall and 1-0 in the Peach Belt. Georgia College dropped to 4-9 overall and 0-1 in conference play. The Saints stay on the road to face No. 8 Columbus State University tomorrow at 1 p.m.
No. 38-ranked
Simon Malis and
Philipp Lemken won their sixth match in a row with 6-0 victory over Rodrigo Perez Crespo and then
Jacopo Denitto and
Max Berner clinched the doubles point with their 6-2 win.
Four of the singles matches with sweeps, which includes Lemken, Malis, and
Baptiste Mercier. No. 7-ranked Mercier clinched the match with his 6-3, 6-2 triumph over Gabe Cizek.
Ilian Borlee won his eighth match in a row.
Jacopo Denitto and
Asher Willenborg each had to play a pro-set tiebreaker.
#3 Flagler 7, Georgia College 0
03/29/24 at Milledgeville, Ga. (Centennial Center Tennis Courts)
Singles competition
1. #10
Jacopo Denitto (FLG) def. Jorge Robinson (GCSU) 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (12-10)
2. #7
Baptiste Mercier (FLG) def. Gabe Cizek (GCSU) 6-3, 6-2
3. #74
Simon Malis (FLG) def. Rodrigo Perez Crespo (GCSU) 6-4, 6-1
4.
Ilian Borlee (FLG) def. Noe Villen (GCSU) 6-1, 6-4
5. #65
Philipp Lemken (FLG) def. Enzo Sergi (GCSU) 6-2, 6-1
6.
Asher Willenborg (FLG) def. Braxton Wright (GCSU) 3-6, 6-1, 1-0 (11-9)
Doubles competition
1. #38
Simon Malis/
Philipp Lemken (FLG) def. Rodrigo Perez Crespo/Noe Villen (GCSU) 6-0
2. Gabe Cizek/Jorge Robinson (GCSU) vs. #31
Baptiste Mercier/
Ilian Borlee (FLG) 3-5, unfinished
3.
Jacopo Denitto/
Max Berner (FLG) def. Enzo Sergi/Sebastian Nunez (GCSU) 6-2
Match Notes
Flagler 11-2, 1-0 PBC; National ranking #3
Georgia College 4-9, 0-1 PBC
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (5,3,2,4,6,1)
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