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Lander LUMT24 (12-4, 2-3 PBC)
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Winner Flagler FLG (14-2, 4-0 PBC)
Lander LUMT24
(12-4, 2-3 PBC)
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Final
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Flagler FLG
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Men's tennis seniors pose together for a picture after a match

Match Recap: Men's Tennis |

No. 2 Flagler clinches share of PBC title with win over No. 16 Lander

ST. AUGUSTINE – No. 2 (ITA Collegiate Division II rankings) Flagler College defeated No. 16 Lander University 6-1 in a Peach Belt Conference men's tennis match Friday afternoon at the Pollard Tennis Center.

The Saints honored its seniors – Jacopo Denitto, Philipp Lemken, Diego Amilibia, and Max Berner.

With the win, Flagler clinches the top seed and at least a share of the regular season title in the Peach Belt. The Saints won their 10th match in a row and improved to 14-2 overall and 4-0 in the PBC. Lander dropped to 12-4 overall and 2-3 in conference play. Flagler wraps up its regular season on Sunday at noon at Augusta University.

The Saints won both doubles matches as the No. 39-ranked tandem of Ilian Borlee and Baptiste Mercier rolled to a 6-2 win. Lemken and Simon Malis, the No. 33-ranked doubles team won their eighth-straight match, 6-1.

Malis, ranked No. 74 in the nation, clinched the match with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Mouad Naoui. The win was the ninth consecutive match for Malis. Borlee and Lemken also won in straight sets. No. 7 Baptiste Mercier won 6-3, 3-6, 10-2 while Aly El Rafie came away with a 6-2, 4-6, 10-3 win.   

#2 Flagler 6, #16 Lander 1
4/19/24 at St. Augustine, Fla. (Pollard Tennis Center)

Singles competition
1. Hugo Regner (LUMT24) def. #12 Jacopo Denitto (FLG) 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 1-0 (10-8)
2. #7 Baptiste Mercier (FLG) def. Ambroise Marchand (LUMT24) 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (10-2)
3. Ilian Borlee (FLG) def. Nick Beamish (LUMT24) 6-0, 6-2
4. #74 Simon Malis (FLG) def. Mouad Naoui (LUMT24) 6-3, 6-2
5. Philipp Lemken (FLG) def. Merlin Bellet (LUMT24) 6-0, 6-2
6. Aly El Rafie (FLG) def. Ishmail El Shafei (LUMT24) 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (10-3)

Doubles competition
1. #33 Philipp Lemken/Simon Malis (FLG) def. Hugo Regner/Matthew De Groot (LUMT24) 6-1
2. #39 Ilian Borlee/Baptiste Mercier (FLG) def. Nick Beamish/Ludvig Danielsson (LUMT24) 6-2
3. Max Berner/Jacopo Denitto (FLG) vs. Ambroise Marchand/Emilien Baradel (LUMT24) 3-5, unfinished

Match Notes
Lander 12-4, 2-3 PBC; National ranking #16
Flagler 14-2, 4-0 PBC; National ranking #2
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (3,5,4,2,6,1)
 
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