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UT Tyler UTT-M (21-6)
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Winner Flagler FLG (21-2)
UT Tyler UTT-M
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Final
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Flagler FLG
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Max Berner (left) and Jacopo Denitto (right) bump fists after winning a point

Match Recap: Men's Tennis |

No. 2 Flagler advances to the semifinals with a win over No. 14 Texas Tyler

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. – No. 2 (ITA Collegiate Division II rankings) Flagler College defeated No. 14 University of Texas Tyler 4-1 in a NCAA Division II National Tournament quarterfinal men's tennis match Wednesday morning at Sanlando Park.

Flagler, the overall No. 1 seed, improved to 21-2 overall and won its 17th consecutive match. The Saints advance to the national semifinals where they will meet Peach Belt Conference rival, and No. 6 ranked, Columbus State University for the fourth time this year. Flagler won all three meetings. The semifinal match will be Friday at 9 a.m. This is the second time the Saints have reached the final four (2022). Texas Tyler ends its season with a 21-6 record.

The Saints dropped the doubles point, but came back with a vengeance in singles. Ilian Borlee evened the team score with his 16th consecutive win as he defeated Daniil Felker 6-3, 6-1. Aly El Rafie gave the Saints the lead for good with a 6-4, 6-1 triumph over Yudai Watanabe. Simon Malis was taken to three sets but he vanquished Carel Wessel 6-3, 1-6, 6-3. No. 19-ranked Jacopo Denitto rallied to defeat No. 11 Joaquin Bianchi 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 to clinch the match.

#2 Flagler 4, #14 UT Tyler 1
5/22/24 at Altamonte Springs, Fla. (Sanlando Park)

Singles competition
1. #19 Jacopo Denitto (FLG) def. #11 Joaquin Bianchi (UTT-M) 5-7, 6-3, 6-2
2. #10 Baptiste Mercier (FLG) vs. #50 Egor Shestakov (UTT-M) 4-6, 6-3, 2-4, unfinished
3. Simon Malis (FLG) def. Carel Wessel (UTT-M) 6-3, 1-6, 6-3
4. Ilian Borlee (FLG) def. Daniil Felker (UTT-M) 6-3, 6-1
5. Philipp Lemken (FLG) vs. Jordi Garcia Portell (UTT-M) 5-7, 6-3, 4-1, unfinished
6. Aly El Rafie (FLG) def. Yudai Watanabe (UTT-M) 6-4, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. #37 Philipp Lemken/Simon Malis (FLG) vs. #17 Daniil Felker/Egor Shestakov (UTT-M) 5-6, unfinished
2. #48 Joaquin Bianchi/Carel Wessel (UTT-M) def. #29 Ilian Borlee/Baptiste Mercier (FLG) 7-5
3. Forkane Lebdi/Job Japelj (UTT-M) def. Max Berner/Jacopo Denitto (FLG) 6-1

Match Notes
UT Tyler 21-6; National ranking #14
Flagler 21-2; National ranking #2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (4,6,3,1)
NCAA Division II National Tournament - Quarterfinal
#8 Texas Tyler vs. #1 Flagler
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