VALDOSTA, Ga. – The No. 24 Flames tennis team handed Valdosta State University a 6-1 defeat Wednesday afternoon at the VSU Tennis Complex. Lee improved to 4-0 overall and 3-0 in the GSC, while VSU fell to 1-3 overall and 0-1 in the GSC.

Stefan Mos and Filipe Krohn posted a 6-2 win over Wilson Igbinovia and Emile Delporte at No. 2 doubles. Rytis Razminas and Francisco Guimarães took down Julien Doitteau and Jan Thissen 6-3 to secure the doubles point. The No. 1 doubles match was left unfinished with Philipp Bosse and Pietro Casciola leading Lee's Quinn Groenendijk and Jip Langerhuizen 5-3.

Razminas pushed the Lee advantage to 2-0 with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Delporte at the sixth position. The Blazers pulled back within one point with Bosse's 7-6, 6-2 win against 41^st-ranked Groenendijk.

Guimarães used a 9-7 tiebreaker to win his first set 7-6 and used the momentum to beat Jerome Iaconi 6-2 in the second set for the straight-set win.

In a battle of ranked players, 12^th-ranked Krohn defeated 27^th-ranked Doitteau 6-1 and 7-5 to clinch the team victory.

Mos ran through his first set with Thissen by a 6-1 margin then needed a 7-4 tiebreaker to complete the No. 4 singles win. Langerhuizen fought back from a 7-5 first-set setback to come from behind to beat Igbinovia 6-2 and 6-2 in their last two sets to supply the final margin.

The Flames are scheduled to return to action at 1:30 p.m. on Monday against No. 7 University of North Georgia. The non-conference match is part of the 3^rd Annual Scenic City College Tennis Spring Break Showcase that is being hosted by North Georgia at the Champions Club Tennis Complex at Rivermont Park.
 
 
Coach Patric Hynes' thoughts:
"Proud of our men today. This is a really hard place to get a win. We set a great early tone with the doubles point and held up really strong in the important moments."