BOCA RATON, Fla.- Lynn University's men's tennis team defeated No.8 Saint Leo, 8-1, on Sunday at the Perper Tennis Complex. No. 4 Lynn took a 2-1 lead after doubles play before winning all six singles matches to claim the victory. The Fighting Knights advance to 5-0 on the season and 2-0 in Sunshine State Conference play.
Saint Leo's top doubles team of Aloua Adjenak and Fons Verberne defeated Daniel Riggs and Paolo Volpicelli, 8-5, to take a 1-0 lead. But the Fighting Knights' number three doubles team of Alessio Iannozzi and Pavel Mojha evened the match with an 8-6 win. Vlad Cirla and Roman Turtygin defeated Bruno Sisti and Ismail Lemtouni, 8-6, to put the Blue & White ahead 2-1 heading into doubles.
Lynn swept singles play and were led by No. 17 Cirla who defeated Sisti in two sets of 6-4. Wins by Riggs and Tomas Porkop in the number two and three slots would clinch the victory before Volpicelli, Iannozzi and No. 36 Mojha would all emerge with wins.
With the win, the Blue & White is just four wins away from head coach Michael Perez's 400th victory at the helm of the program. Lynn will travel to Winter Park, Fla., to take on Rollins at 10 a.m. on Saturday, February 22. Fans can stay updated with the men's tennis team all season long by logging on to LynnFightingKnights.com. Don't forget to 'Like' us on Facebook and follow @LUKnights on Twitter, Instagram and Vine.
