PENSACOLA, Fla. - Lynn men's tennis opened singles play at the ITA South Regional Championships with a hard-fought day on the courts. Aymen Alimoussa highlighted the action by posting back-to-back victories, including a straight-set win over a seeded opponent, to secure his place in the Round of 16. The Fighting Knights saw competitive efforts across the board, with several matches pushing into tight tiebreaks.
 
ROUND OF 64:
- Alimoussa downed Charles Lefort of Mississippi College, claiming a 6-2, 6-1 victory to advance to the second round of singles action
- Davide Cortimiglia opened singles play for the Blue and White in the 8 a.m. match against Barry's Thomas Machado but was forced to retire due to injury.
- Santino Morel fell to sixth-seeded Diego Duran of West Florida in a gritty 6-1, 7-6 (7-5) contest
- Louay Makke battled against Valdosta State's Philipp Bosse in the late time slot, dropping a thrilling 6-1, 7-6 (7-0), 10-8 slugfest
 
ROUND OF 32:
- Alimoussa got the better of 15th-seeded Quinn Groenendijk from Lee, advancing to the next round with a decisive 6-3, 6-4 victory
 
CONSOLATION:
- Morel went on to defeat Delta State's Valentin Greco in a tough 6-3, 7-5, 10-4 match
- He will now take on Stefan Mos from Lee in the consolation round of 16 on Saturday at 10 am
- Makke received a bye to the round of 16 as Barry's Riccardo Trione was forced to retire due to injury
- He will compete against either Richard Stoiberer (Rollins) or Christian Bacher (Montevallo) in the consolation round of 16 on Saturday at 10 am
 
UP NEXT:
Alimoussa is set to represent Lynn in the second day of singles action at the ITA South Regional Championships Saturday, Oct. 4 at 8:30 am as he takes on seventh-seed Rafael Sabio of West Florida in the round of 16.