ST. AUGUSTINE – No. 6 (ITA Collegiate Division II rankings) Flagler College coasted to a 7-0 win over No. 41 Belmont Abbey College in a non-conference men's tennis match Friday afternoon at the Pollard Tennis Center.
Flagler won its third match in a row and improved to 7-2 overall. Belmont Abbey dropped to 12-8. The Saints will take on Wayne State University tomorrow at the USTA National Tennis Center in Orlando, Florida at 2 p.m.
The Saints won all three doubles matches by the same score, 6-3. No. 30-ranked
Ilian Borlee and
Baptiste Mercier improved to 5-1 with their win at No. 2 doubles.
Philipp Lemken and
Simon Malis improved to 4-2.
Jacopo Denitto and
Max Berner evened their record at 3-3.
Flagler dominated singles play winning all but two matches in straight sets. Borlee won his fifth match in a row with a 7-5, 6-0 victory over Zak Vince. Mercier, ranked No. 3 in the nation, improved his dual match record to 7-2.
#6 Flagler 7, #41 Belmont Abbey 0
3/8/24 at St. Augustine, Fla. (Pollard Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1. #10
Jacopo Denitto (FLG) def. Chase Martin (BAC) 6-4, 6-4
2. #3
Baptiste Mercier (FLG) def. Nicholas Cary (BAC) 6-1, 6-2
3. #57
Simon Malis (FLG) def. Christian Winstead (BAC) 0-6, 6-2, 6-1
4. #44
Philipp Lemken (FLG) def. Andres Golindano (BAC) 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (10-1)
5.
Ilian Borlee (FLG) def. Zak Vince (BAC) 7-5, 6-0
6.
Makary Adamek (FLG) def. Jackson Korta (BAC) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles competition
1.
Philipp Lemken/
Simon Malis (FLG) def. Jackson Korta/Chase Martin (BAC) 6-3
2. #30
Ilian Borlee/
Baptiste Mercier (FLG) def. Christian Winstead/Zak Vince (BAC) 6-3
3.
Jacopo Denitto/
Max Berner (FLG) def. Nicholas Cary/Andres Golindano (BAC) 6-3
Match Notes
Belmont Abbey 12-8; National ranking #41
Flagler 7-2; National ranking #6
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