PENSACOLA, Fla. – Fourth-ranked Lynn University ended what had been a storybook season for the University of West Alabama men's tennis team, defeating the Tigers, 5-1, in the NCAA Division II South Regional Two at the Carson Tennis Complex.
 
West Alabama ends it season 23-4 and ranked 37^th. Lynn is 17-6 and advances to meet hosting West Florida on Sunday. The Argonauts eliminated Florida Southern, 5-0, in Saturday's first match.
 
Nestor Vargas and Kike Ruiz recorded West Alabama's only win in the match, 8-6, in No. 2 doubles over Max Kouyate and Alession Ianozzi.
 
Vargas lost to Will Wolfer (6-1, 6-2) in No. 1 singles and Vlad Cirla defeated Anton Ivanov (6-1, 6-3) in No. 2 singles. UWA's Simon Bardell lost his first singles match of the season (6-1, 7-6) to Lynn's Simon Gloeckner as the Knights sealed the win.
 
#4 Lynn University 5, #37 West Alabama 1
 
Singles competition
1. #9 Willi Wolfer (LYUM) def. Nestor Vargas (UWA) 6-1, 6-2
2. #23 Vlad Cirla (LYUM) def. Anton Ivanov (UWA) 6-1, 6-3
3. #27 Max Kouyate (LYUM) vs. Honorio Fernandez (UWA) 1-6, 3-6, 1-0, unfinished
4. #47 Alessio Iannozzi (LYUM) vs. Luiz Ruiz (UWA) 6-1, 3-2, unfinished
5. Pavel Mohja (LYUM) vs. Adam Drysdale (UWA) 6-1, 2-1, unfinished
6. Simon Gloeckner (LYUM) def. Simon Bardell (UWA) 6-1, 7-6 (7-1)
 
Doubles competition
1. #3 Willi Wolfer/Vlad Cirla (LYUM) def. Adam Drysdale/Anton Ivanov (UWA) 8-1
2. Nestor Vargas/Luiz Ruiz (UWA) def. Max Kouyate/Alessio Iannozzi (LYUM) 8-6
3. Pavel Mohja/Simon Gloeckner (LYUM) def. Honorio Fernandez/Manuel Grossmann (UWA) 8-6