PENSACOLA, Fla. - The Lynn University men's tennis team wrapped up a competitive weekend at the 2025 ITA South Regionals, highlighted by senior captain Aymen Alimoussa's run to the Round of 16 and Louay Makke's hard-fought victories in consolation play. The Fighting Knights battled through a deep regional field featuring some of the nation's top Division II talent.
 
ROUND OF 16:
- Alimoussa's singles run in the regionals came to a close in the round of 16 as seventh-seed Rafaeo Sabio from West Florida got the better of the Fighting Knight captain, 6-2, 6-2
 
CONSOLATION:                                        
- Makke emerged victorious in a hard-fought 7-5, 6-3 match against Richard Stoiberer of Rollins  in the consolation round of 32
- Makke went on to fall to Saint Leo's Kodai Kato in the round of 16, ending his run in the consolation bracket
- Santino Morel dropped his morning matchup with Stefan Mos in a valiant 6-3, 6-0 (10-2) contest
 
REGIONALS RECAP:
Singles
- Alimoussa downed Charles Lefort of Mississippi College on Friday morning, claiming a 6-2, 6-1 victory to advance to the round of 32
- Alimoussa got the better of 15th-seeded Quinn Groenendijk from Lee, advancing to the round of 16 with a decisive 6-3, 6-4 victory late Friday afternoon
- Morel fell to sixth-seeded Diego Duran of West Florida in a gritty 6-1, 7-6 (7-5) contest in the opening round
- Makke battled against Valdosta State's Philipp Bosse in the first round, dropping a thrilling 6-1, 7-6 (7-0), 10-8 contest
- Davide Cortimiglia opened singles play for the Blue and White against Barry's Thomas Machado on Friday morning but was forced to retire due to injury
Doubles
- Alimoussa and Morel turned away Florida Southern's George Russell and Marco Cinotti in the opening round Thursday morning, 8-4
- Alimoussa and Morel fell short in the second round, dropping to top-seeded Sebastian Rondon and Diego Duran of West Florida, 8-1
-  Makke and Cortimiglia came up just short of third-seeded Kodai Kato and Jose David Segovia Perez of Saint Leo in the round of 32, 8-4
 
The 2025 ITA South Regionals will conclude tomorrow, Sunday, Oct. 5, with the semifinal and final rounds.