Pensacola, Fla.- The fourth ranked Lynn University men's tennis team defeated No. 37 West Alabama to advance to the NCAA South Region Finals on Saturday. The 5-1 victory comes as the Fighting Knights 17th of the season, while West Alabama finishes the season 23-4. 

Lynn took a 1-0 lead when #3 duo Willi Wolfer and Vlad Cirla defeated Adam Drysdale and Anton Ivanov, 8-1. UWA evened the score when its number two doubles team of Nestor Vargas and Luiz Ruiz beat LU's Max Kouyate and Alessio Iannozzi in a close 8-6 match. The freshman pair of Pavel Mojha and Simon Gloeckner won number three singles, 8-6, over Honorio Fernandez and Manuel Grossmann. 

Leading 2-1 after doubles, Lynn added another point when Gloeckner won at the number six singles spot. He defeated Simon Bardell 6-1, 7-6 (7-1) for Lynn to lead 3-1.  Willi Wolfer who ranks ninth nationally, won in sets of 6-1 and 6-2 over Vargas for LU to be within a point of victory. #23 Cirla sealed the deal for the Blue and White with a 6-1, 6-3 win at the second spot.

Lynn will play West Florida on Sunday, April 28. The Argonauts are 24-1 this season and edged the Fighting Knights 5-4 during a regular season regional match up. LU's hunt for revenge begins with first serve at 10 a.m. Fans can follow the action live at www.LynnFightingKnights.com. Don't forget to 'Like' us on Facebook and follow @LUKnights on Twitter and Instagram.