BOCA RATON, Fla. – Returning to Sunshine State Conference play for the first time in nearly a month on Friday afternoon, the ninth-ranked Lynn University men's tennis team posted a 9-0 win over Eckerd College to nab its third victory in the past four days.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Lynn 9, Eckerd 0
Records: #9 Lynn (11-4, 2-0 SSC), Eckerd (11-5, 0-3 SSC)
Location: Perper Tennis Complex | Boca Raton, Fla.
All-time Series: Lynn leads 26-3
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Danyang Xu and Jose Porfirio Ordonez became the first Lynn doubles squad this season to hit double-digit victories, winning at the third flight, 8-2.
- Jean-Baptiste Mateo and Mehdi Laalej paired up for this first time this season and took the top doubles match, 8-5.
- Seniors Daniel Riggs and Pavel Mojha gave Lynn a 3-0 lead in the match with an 8-4 triumph at No. 2 doubles.
- Lynn secured the top five singles matches in straight sets, with none of the Fighting Knights giving up more than three games.
- Mojha and Mateo each posted 6-2, 6-0 wins at the second and fifth flights, respectively, while Laalej had a similar tally in his win at No. 3.
- Riggs dropped Victor Appleqvist at the top spot, 6-0, 6-3 while Ethan Itzkovitz capped off the sweep late with a 6-1, 6-2 victory at No. 4.
- The No. 6 singles match was reduced to an eight-game pro-set with Lynn's Cameron Schoolcraft prevailing, 8-5.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
- The Fighting Knights have won nine of their last 10 matches.
- Schoolcraft made his first career appearance in the Blue & White.
UP NEXT:
Lynn will have a quick turnaround, heading up to Florida Tech tomorrow, Saturday, April 2 for a 1 p.m. SSC contest against the Panthers.
