BOCA RATON, Fla. – After a long week of competition the ninth-ranked Lynn University men's tennis team was unable to keep up with No. 2 Saint Leo University on Sunday, falling to the Lions in Sunshine State Conference action, 5-4.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Saint Leo 5, Lynn 4
Records: #2 Saint Leo (14-1, 3-0 SSC), #9 Lynn (12-5, 3-1 SSC)
Location: Perper Tennis Complex | Boca Raton, Fla.
All-time Series: Lynn leads 29-2
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HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Lynn fell behind 2-1 following doubles play. 
• Danyang Xu and Jose Porfirio Ordonez picked up the win for the Blue & White at No. 3 doubles (8-5), marking their 11^th victory of the season.
• Saint Leo's second-ranked squad of Alberto Barraso-Campos and Alex Theiler took the top flight (8-5) after their side opened up the day with an 8-2 win at No. 2 doubles.
• A retirement from Lynn at No. 1 singles and a quick Saint Leo victory at the two spot dug a hole for Lynn, but Mehdi Laalej kept the home team alive with a 6-4, 6-3 triumph over 15^th-ranked Egor Panyushkin at No. 3 singles.
• After dropping the first set 6-1, Ethan Itzkovitz battled with Jaime Bueno in the second at No. 4 but came up short, clinching the match for the Lions.
• Jean-Baptiste Mateo and Porfirio Ordonez garnered Lynn's final points of the day. Mateo brought home a 7-5, 6-3 victory at No. 5 while Porfirio Ordonez went the distance at No. 6 in a 7-5, 2-6, 10-8 triumph.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• The Fighting Knights have played five matches over the past six days, boasting a 4-1 record in that stretch.

UP NEXT:
Lynn will have a much-needed break before hosting Palm Beach Atlantic next Tuesday, April 12 at 5 p.m.