Boca Raton, Fla.- Lynn University's men's tennis team advanced to the SSC finals after a 5-1 victory over Saint Leo on Friday afternoon. The Fighting Knights advance to 16-5 on the season and will face No. 1 Barry on Saturday morning at 10:30am in the Sunshine State Conference finals.
LU swept doubles with quick victories from second doubles team Max Kouyate and Alessio Iannozzi and Simon Gloeckner and Pavel Mojha in the third spot. No. 3 Willi Wolfer and Vlad Cirla beat the Lions top duo Aloua Adjenak and Jake Fleischer, 8-5, for the 3-0 lead.
No. 27 Max Kouyate gave Lynn a 4-0 lead before Saint Leo scored their only point when Jacobo Gonzalez defeated Gloekner, 6-3, 6-3. Pavel Mojha secured the win with a third-set victory over Ismail Lemtouni.
Lynn will play No. 1 Barry University on Saturday morning at South County Regional Park in Boca Raton, Fla. Fans can follow @LUKnights on Twitter and Instagram for in-match updates throughout the post season.