BOCA RATON, Fla. – Lynn University's eighth-ranked men's tennis squad won the first eight matches of the day on Thursday afternoon before 48th-ranked Florida Tech squeezed out its lone point in a three-setter at No. 6 singles. The Fighting Knights secured an 8-1 Sunshine State Conference victory over the Panthers for the team's 14th consecutive triumph.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Lynn 8, Florida Tech 1
Records: #8 Lynn (16-2, 4-0 SSC), #48 Florida Tech (12-11, 1-5 SSC)
Location: Perper Tennis Complex | Boca Raton, Fla.
All-time Series: Lynn leads 23-2
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Mehdi Laalej/Florian Clemares and Kay Bartmann/Jose Porfirio Ordonez notched doubles wins at the top two flights before Jean-Baptiste Mateo and Tristan Houle gave Lynn a 3-0 edge with a 9-7 triumph at No. 3 doubles.
- In singles, fifth-ranked Mateo, Porfirio Ordonez and Houle gave up just three games apiece in their straight-set victories at the two, four and five positions, respectively.
- 16th-ranked Bartmann followed up with a 6-2, 6-3 win at No. 3 singles.
- Sixth-ranked Laalej went toe-to-toe with Aria Canadell Solana at the top spot, coming out victorious, 6-4, 6-4.
- Paulo Santos Costa won the opening set at No. 6, 6-4, but ultimately fell in a third-set super breaker (4-6, 6-1, 10-7).
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
- Mateo remains undefeated in singles this year at 18-0.
- It was the first loss of the season for Santos Costa.
UP NEXT:
Lynn will have tomorrow off before a pair of back-to-backs over the weekend. The Fighting Knights welcome in Rollins College at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 8.
