BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Lynn University's fourth-ranked men's tennis team defeated regional opponent Palm Beach Atlantic 9-0 at the Perper Tennis Complex. Senior Vlad Cirla was able to reach a major milestone while head coach Mike Perez's magic number to win 400 went down to six. With the victory the Fighting Knights improved to 3-0 on the season.

In doubles play, Lynn mixed up the pairings but still managed to win all three matches convincingly. Pavel Mojha, making his first doubles appearance, and Alessio Iannozzi defeated Romain Nowaczyk and Asti Adams easily in the two spot 8-0. Playing in their third-straight match in the top doubles slot, Daniel Riggs and Paolo Volpocelli were victorious 8-3 over their Sailfish counterparts Nicolas Uryson and Mark Heimberger. Giulo Gomba made his doubles debut teaming up with Tomas Porkop to put Lynn up 3-0 before the intermission with an 8-4 score over Nicholas Battistini and Kevin Reifler

On the first court Cirla had his hands full with Uryson being taken to a third set tiebreaker before winning 6-3, 4-6, 10-8 for his 48th victory wearing the Blue & White. With the win he becomes tied for 10th on the all-time win lists.

Singles action continued Lynn's momentum with each Fighting Knight taking their first set. Volpocelli was the first to finish with a one-sided 6-2, 6-0 performance over Asi Adams in the fourth spot. Iannozzi clinched the win for Lynn with a 6-3, 6-1 sweep in the five spot over Battistni. Playing in the three-hole Porkop defeated Heimberger in straight-sets 6-2, 6-4. Finishing seconds after Riggs won 6-2, 6-3 over PBA's Nowaczyk in the second slot.

The match was concluded with Ethan Itzkovic defeating Giancalro Taracena 7-5, 6-3 in the six spot.

The Fighting Knights' match against Eckerd is set for 1 p.m. on Saturday, February 15. Fans can follow live stats at LynnFightingKnights.com and get in-match updates by following @LUKnights on Twitter, Instagram, and Vine.