BOCA RATON, Fla. – The sixth-ranked Lynn University men's tennis team was outmatched on Saturday morning, dropping its first contest of the 2016 campaign to third-ranked Armstrong State University, 8-1.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: #3 Armstrong 8, #6 Lynn 1
Records: #3 Armstrong (1-0), #6 Lynn (2-1)
Location: Perper Tennis Complex | Boca Raton, Fla.
Series: Lynn trails 20-3
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HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Pirates swept all three doubles matches, taking a 3-0 edge into singles play.
• Seniors Pavel Mojha and Daniel Riggs put up the best fight in tandem action, dropping an 8-4 decision at the top spot to the 23^rd-ranked team of Otakar Lucak and Jan Porteset.
• Armstrong State closed out the team win with triumphs in five of the six singles matches on the day.
• Mojha, the 46^th-ranked singles player, picked up Lynn's lone point in the match, posting a 6-3, 6-1 victory at No. 3 singles. He is 3-0 in singles action on the year.
• Mehdi Laalej won the opening set 6-4 at the two spot, but was unable to hold off 29^th-ranked Lucak in the next two frames (2-6, 3-6).
• Jose Porfirio Ordonez came up just short in a 7-5, 6-4 setback at No. 6 singles.
• Riggs went up against 2^nd-ranked Pablo Gor at No. 1 singles, falling 6-4, 6-0.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• The Pirates boast three nationally-ranked singles players and two doubles pairs.

UP NEXT:
Lynn next heads out on a four-match away trip, starting with Bethune-Cookman on Tuesday, Feb. 23 at 3 p.m.