No. 10 Lynn Men’s Tennis Downs No. 37 Eagles in Regular-Season Finale

April 15, 2019

Men’s Tennis

Lynn 6, Embry-Riddle 1

Daytona Beach, Fla. – Lynn University’s 10th-ranked men’s tennis team went on the road Monday, closing out the 2019 regular-season slate with a 6-1 Sunshine State Conference victory over 37th-ranked Embry-Riddle.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:

Final: Lynn 6, ERAU 1

Records: #10 Lynn (13-2, 7-1 SSC), #37 ERAU (7-10, 4-3 SSC)

Location: Crotty Tennis Complex | Daytona Beach, Fla.

All-Time Series: Lynn leads 17-4

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HOW IT HAPPENED:

·         A shift in doubles pairings didn’t throw off the squad as Lynn swept tandem play.

·         Florian Clemares and Jose Porfirio Ordonez took the top flight, 6-4, Patrick Bessinger and Kay Bartmann won at No. 2 in a tiebreaker, 7-6 (7-5), while Lucca Baptista and Gabriel Hocevar rounded out the sweep at No. 3 (6-1).

·         Baptista got on the board first in singles play after his opponent retired down in the second set at No. 2.

·         After a tough first set, Clemares rebounded strong for a three-set win at No. 3 (1-6, 6-1, 6-2).

·         Porfirio Ordonez clinched the match for the Blue and White with a 6-3, 6-4 triumph at No. 4.

·         Hocevar (6-0, 7-5), and Robin Calais (6-0, 5-7, 10-6) rounded out Lynn’s winners at the fifth and sixth flights, respectively.

·         In a battle of nationally-ranked players, the Eagles claimed their lone point at the top flight.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

·         The Fighting Knights finish with the season with their best SSC record (7-1) since 2014.

·         This match was originally scheduled for last Tuesday, but was postponed due to rain.

·         Last season, Lynn and ERAU met three times, with Lynn winning all three matches (regular season, SSC Tournament third-place match, NCAA South Region).


UP NEXT:

Lynn will take the No. 2 seed into the SSC Championships, slated to begin on Friday, April 26, in Bradenton, Fla.

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Alex Slocum 
Assistant Director of Athletic Communications 
Athletics 

Lynn University 
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