ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (April 10, 2022) – The 18th-ranked Rollins men's tennis team suffered a 6-1 defeat at No. 10 Flagler on Sunday afternoon. With the loss, the Tars now stand at 7-7 on the year, while the Saints move to 11-4.
COACH'S QUOTES:
Playing Flagler is always an event with the energy they bring," Head Coach
Jay Friedman said. "We definitely improved in our mental discipline today compared with our first match and we now have a better understanding on where our weaknesses still exist."
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Doubles
- Flagler claimed the doubles point with wins on courts one and two, with the third match left unfinished once the doubles point was decided.
Singles
- The Saints got straight-sets victories on courts six, four, and three to clinch the match.
- The final two matches were close battles, both requiring a 10-point third set tiebreak.
- Efe Comu came up just short on court two, falling to 41st-ranked Nikita Tatyanin, 6-7 (4), 6-2, 10-8.
- Sixth-ranked Denis Golubev grabbed Rollins' lone point, bouncing back from a 6-2 loss in the first set to down Oscar Del Granado on court one, 2-6, 7-6 (4), 10-5.
UP NEXT:
The Tars will return home for their final regular season match on Thursday, April 14 at 3 p.m. against No. 7 Hawaii Pacific.
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