BOCA RATON, Fla. – Lynn University's seventh-ranked men's tennis program opened the 2015 campaign with a sweep of St. Thomas. Overall the Fighting Knights are now 18-0 versus the Bobcats.
Fernando Rivas and Alessio Iannozzi earned the first point for the Fighting Knights with an 8-1 victory over Alain Weil and Jamie Spruill in the third slot. In the second flight Mehdi Laalej and Pavel Mojha took an 8-2 decision. The top-ranked duo of Daniel Riggs and Paolo Volpicelli concluded doubles action with an 8-3 victory.
In singles play Rivas began his Lynn career with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Rosner on court two. In the third slot, Mojha won the match for the Fighting Knights with an identical 6-1, 6-0 score over Abia. On the main court, 23rd-ranked Riggs defeated Juan Bravo 6-2, 6-3.
With the final three in a first to eight formats, Iannozzi earned the first win 8-1 over Soto. Volpicelli followed with the same result, 8-1, in the fourth slot over Dasso. Ethan Itzkovitz was the final Knight to finish with an 8-2 debut win over Ariel Listo.
Sunshine State Conference play begins on Saturday for Lynn when they host 13th-ranked Rollins. Last season the Fighting Knights swept the Tars in their three matches, two coming in the postseason. To learn more about the men's tennis program go to www.lynnfightingknights.com and follow @Lynn_Knights on Twitter and Instagram
