Winter Park, Fla. – The ninth-ranked Lynn University men's tennis squad went on the road Thursday afternoon and dropped Sunshine State Conference foe No. 30 Rollins College, 6-3.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Lynn 6, Rollins 3
Records: #9 Lynn (14-5, 4-1 SSC), #30 Rollins (7-13, 1-4 SSC)
Location: Bert Martin Tennis Complex | Winter Park, Fla.
All-time Series: Lynn leads 26-6
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Blue & White snagged the second and third doubles flights to grab a one-point edge over Rollins at the onset of the match.
- Pavel Mojha and Jean-Baptiste Mateo picked up their second consecutive win at No. 2 doubles (8-5) while Mehdi Laalej and Jose Porfirio Ordonez teamed up for the first time this season, winning the No. 3 contest 8-5.
- In singles, The Tars notched points at the bookends, but the Fighting Knights closed out the win at two-through-five.
- Laalej had his way in the opening frame at No. 2, 6-0, then battled to close out the win in the second set, 7-5.
- 19th-ranked Mojha recorded a 6-0, 6-2 triumph at the three-spot.
- Mateo posted identical 6-3 set-wins at No. 4 while Ethan Itzkovitz came away with a 6-2, 6-3 victory at the fifth flight.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
- The Fighting Knights are tied with Barry for second place in the SSC at 4-1. The two teams will face off in the regular-season finale.
UP NEXT:
Lynn will close out the regular season at Barry on Sunday, April 17 with first serve slated for 1 p.m.