ASU Splits With Flagler

ASU Splits With Flagler

AUGUSTA, Ga. – The No. 13-ranked Augusta State men's tennis team took down No. 12 Flagler in Peach Belt Conference action Sunday at Newman Tennis Center by winning several tight matches.

ASU improved to 6-2 overall, and 1-1 in the PBC. Flagler fell to 4-3, 1-1.

Bernardo Fernandes outlasted Peter Coulis at the top singles spot, winning 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (10-8), while Henrique Botuaro also went the full three sets for a win at No. 2 singles.

Fernandes and Botuaro scored an 8-2 win at No. 1 doubles, but Victor Cabellos and Victor Guimaraes won the No. 2 doubles point 7-1 in a tiebreak, while Jenner Stevenson and Maxime Coulomb combined to pull out a 10-8 tiebreak win of their own at the number three slot.

ASU cruised to straight-set victories at the Nos. 3, 4, and 5 singles positions; Flagler took No. 6 singles for the lone point on the day.

On the women's side, No. 13 Flagler (2-3 overall, 2-3 PBC) took two of the first three doubles points and won the Nos. 2-5 singles slots for the conference win over Augusta State (3-4, 0-2).

Marina Ferreria notched a win at No. 1 singles in a 6-3, 6-4 win over Veronica Figueroa for the Lady Jags, while Julie Fontaine scored a 6-1, 6-1 decision at No. 6 singles.

Lissa Murakami and Liv Pettersson combined for an 8-6 win at No. 3 doubles.

The Jaguar men return to the court Tuesday, February 28 at Lynn in non-conference action, while the women head to Montevallo Friday, March 2 in PBC play.

 

No. 13 Augusta State 8, No. 12 Flagler 1 (Men)

Singles competition
1. No. 30 Bernardo Fernandes (ASU) def. Peter Coulis (FLG) 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (10-8)
2. Henrique Boturao (ASU) def. Jose Martinez (FLG) 6-1, 7-5, 7-6
3. Victor Cabellos (ASU) def. Gino Ramirez (FLG) 6-4, 6-3
4. Jan Labas (ASU) def. Inigo Landaluce (FLG) 6-3, 6-3
5. Victor Guimaraes (ASU) def. Stephan Stolz (FLG) 6-4, 6-3
6. Adam Hunt (FLG) def. Jenner Stevenson (ASU) 6-2, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. No. 20 Bernardo Fernandes/Henrique Boturao (ASU) def. Gino Ramirez/Jose
Martinez (FLG) 8-2

2. Victor Cabellos/Victor Guimaraes (ASU) def. Peter Coulis/Uriel Oquendo
(FLG) 9-8 (7-1)

3. Jenner Stevenson/Maxime Coulomb (ASU) def. Skyler Engel/Stephan Stolz
(FLG) 9-8 (10-8)

 

No. 13 Flagler 6, Augusta State 3 (Women)

Singles competition
1. Marina Ferreria (ASU) def. Veronica Figueroa (FLG) 6-3, 6-4
2. Jennifer Saviano (FLG) def. Victoria Lindqvist (ASU) 6-4, 6-2
3. Barbora Sebkova (FLG) def. Liv Pettersson (ASU) 7-6 (7-5), 6-1
4. Rachel Gould (FLG) def. Lissa Murakami (ASU) 6-1, 6-1
5. Esther Santiago (FLG) def. Roberta Oliveira (ASU) 6-3, 6-4
6. Julie Fontaine (ASU) def. Krista Ingrilli (FLG) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Rachel Gould/Barbora Sebkova (FLG) def. Julie Fontaine/Victoria
Lindqvist (ASU) 8-3

2. Veronica Figueroa/Jennifer Saviano (FLG) def. Roberta Oliveira/Marina
Ferreria (ASU) 8-6

3. Lissa Murakami/Liv Pettersson (ASU) def. Krista Ingrilli/Esther Santiago
(FLG) 8-6