COLUMBUS, Ga. - The Columbus State University Cougars dropped the first set in four of the six singles matches, but rallied to win 4-1 over Flagler College in the championship match of the 2023 PBC Men's Tennis Tournament on Sunday, April 23. This title is the Cougars sixth in a row and their second straight facing Flagler in the final match. 

RESULTS 

Columbus State 4, Flagler College 1

Doubles
1. Santiago Perez / Tommaso Schold (CSU) def. N. Tatyanin / J. Ong-Patzwald (FLG), 6-3
2. Javier Cueto Ramos / Pietro Martinetti (CSU) UF. P. Pavlos / Philipp Lemken (FLG), 3-4 UF
3. Felix Steen / Andrea Sandrone (CSU) def. C. Holzmann / F. Bulnes (FLG), 6-3

Singles
1. S. Perez (CSU) def. N. Tatyanin (FLG) 4-6, 6-0, 6-1
2. J. Cueto Ramos (CSU) def. J. Denitto (FLG) 6-1, 6-0
3. T. Schold (CSU) UF. P. Cervinka (FLG) 6-7, 6-0, 0-1 UF 
4. P. Martinetti (CSU) def. P. Lemken (FLG) 6-4, 6-1
5. P. Parson (FLG) def. Armin Trklja (CSU) 7-6, 6-2
6. A. Sandrone (CSU) UF. F. Bulnes (FLG) 3-6, 6-3, 1-4 UF

AWARDS
Santiago Perez was named the tournaments singles Most Valuable Player. 

UP NEXT
CSU claims the PBC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament with the NCAA tournament selections being announced Monday, April 24 at 8:00 p.m.