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Edinboro BORO-M (16-8)
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Winner Flagler FLG (20-2)
Edinboro BORO-M
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Final
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Flagler FLG
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Winner
Jacopo Denitto uncoils for a return shot
Becca Rios

Match Recap: Men's Tennis |

No. 2 Flagler blanks No. 45 Edinboro to advance to the quarters

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. – No. 2 (ITA Collegiate Division II rankings) Flagler College rolled to a 4-0 victory over No. 45 Edinboro University of Pennsylvania in a NCAA Division II National Tournament Round of 16 men's tennis match Tuesday afternoon at Sanlando Park.

Flagler, the overall No. 1 seed, improved to 20-2 overall and won its 16th consecutive match. The Saints advance to the national quarterfinals where they will meet No. 14, and the No. 8-seed, University of Texas at Tyler tomorrow at 9 a.m. Edinboro, the No. 16 seed, had its four-match winning streak snapped and ended its season with a 16-8 mark.

The Saints wrapped up the doubles point quickly. No. 37-ranked Philipp Lemken and Simon Malis won 6-0 over Bruno Sabio and Rocco Palombarini and then Max Berner and Jacopo Denitto ended the doubles competition with a 6-2 victory over Thibault Dorval and Stanislas Noel.

In singles, No. 10-ranked Baptiste Mercier had little trouble dispatching Gordon Mileusnic 6-1 and 6-2. Ilian Borlee extended his winning streak to 15 matches with a 6-0, 6-2 triumph over Thomas Bouchard. Denitto, ranked No. 19, ended the match with a 6-1, 6-3 win at No. 1 singles over Bruno Sabio.

#2 Flagler 4, #45 Edinboro 0
5/21/24 at Altamonte Springs, Fla. (Sanlando Park)

Singles competition
1. #19 Jacopo Denitto (FLG) def. Bruno Sabio (BORO-M) 6-1, 6-3
2. #10 Baptiste Mercier (FLG) def. Gordon Mileusnic (BORO-M) 6-1, 6-0
3. Simon Malis (FLG) vs. Stanislas Noel (BORO-M) 7-5, 1-2, unfinished
4. Ilian Borlee (FLG) def. Thomas Buchard (BORO-M) 6-0, 6-2
5. Philipp Lemken (FLG) vs. Thibault Dorval (BORO-M) 6-4, 4-1, unfinished
6. Aly El Rafie (FLG) vs. Gustavo Martins (BORO-M) 6-4, 4-0, unfinished

Doubles competition
1. #37 Philipp Lemken/Simon Malis (FLG) def. Bruno Sabio/Rocco Palombarini (BORO-M) 6-0
2. #29 Ilian Borlee/Baptiste Mercier (FLG) vs. Gordon Mileusnic/Fabricio Pons (BORO-M) 3-5, unfinished
3. Max Berner/Jacopo Denitto (FLG) def. Thibault Dorval/Stanislas Noel (BORO-M) 6-2

Match Notes
Edinboro 16-8; National ranking #45
Flagler 20-2; National ranking #2
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (2,4,1)
NCAA Division II National Tournament - Round of 16
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