Tars Fall at No. 4 Flagler

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (February 5, 2023) – The Rollins men's tennis team opened the 2023 season with a 5-2 loss at fourth-ranked Flagler on Sunday. The match was also the season opener for the Saints.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
Doubles

• The Tars picked up 6-2 wins at the top two doubles spots, with Efe Comu and Luke Quaynor grabbing a win at number one and Guillermo Castaneda and Mikkel Baumann earning the victory on court two, clinching the doubles point.
• Charlie Putrino and Richard Stoiberer battled on court three, but fell to Fernando Bulnes and Jagger Ong-Patzwald, 7-5.

Singles

• Quaynor gave Rollins a 2-0 lead when he easily dispatched of Pavlos Parson, 6-0, 6-2 on court three.
• The Saints then captured the final five singles matches, though there were some close battles.
• Putrino pushed Philipp Lemken in both sets on court six, falling 7-5, 6-4.
• Castaneda made Jacopo Denitto go to a first-set tiebreak on court two before Denitto escaped with a 7-6 (1), 6-4 win, to give Flagler its fourth point and clinch the overall match.
• Stoiberer battled Bulnes on court five in the final match to conclude, pushing it to a third set after splitting tiebreaks before ultimately succumbing, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (3), 6-3.

 
UP NEXT:
The Tars will host Palm Beach Atlantic in the SSC opener on Saturday, Feb. 11 at 3:30 p.m.

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