WINTER PARK, Fla. (February 19, 2022) – The Rollins men's tennis team had its home opener spoiled on Saturday as visiting No. 18 Flagler came in and beat the Tars by a score of 5-2. The loss drops Rollins to 0-2 on the season, while the Saints go to 3-0.
COACH'S QUOTES:
"Battling against a feisty Flagler group who doesn't let up on the energy, we certainly had some chances, but just couldn't see it through," Head Coach
Jay Friedman said. "We are at the beginning of a journey and we know that, we will be resilient."
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Doubles
- The Tars got the early jump, winning the doubles point thanks to victories on the top two courts.
- Efe Comu and Mikkel Baumann easily dispatched of Nikita Tatyanin and Jagger Ong-Patzwald on court two, 6-1.
- Denis Golubev and Andrea Brignacca secured the doubles point with a 6-3 win on court one over Oscar Del Granado and Petr Cervinka.
Singles
- The Saints took a 2-1 lead with straight-sets wins on courts three and five.
- Golubev tied it up with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Del Granado on court one, putting the match score at 2-2.
- The other three singles matches all went three sets, and all went in favor of the Saints.
- Brignacca put up a strong fight against No. 31 Tatyanin on court two, but ultimately fell 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.
- Moritz Stenzer pushed Jacopo Denitto all the way to a third-set tiebreak on court six, but came up just short, losing 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (5).
UP NEXT:
The Tars will be back in action at home on Tuesday when they host Bates College at 4 p.m.
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