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Champ
0
SCAD-Savannah SCADW (10-5)
5
Winner Keiser University KUWT18 (20-2)
SCAD-Savannah SCADW
(10-5)
0
Final
5
Keiser University KUWT18
(20-2)
Winner

Match Recap: No. 1 Women's Tennis |

No. 1 Women's Tennis Claims the Sun Conference Tournament Title

Match Information
Score: Keiser 5, SCAD 0
Records: No. 1 Keiser (20-2), No. 3 SCAD (10-5)
Location: Brunswick, GA
Venue: Marta B. Torrey Tennis Complex
 
The No. 1 Keiser women's tennis squad won the Sun Conference Tournament title this afternoon with a 5-0 victory over No. 3 SCAD. The championship is the first under head coach Daniel Finn with the last title coming in 2003, the same year the Seahawks won the NAIA National Championship. The championship shutout was just the fourth in conference history with the last coming in 2015 by SCAD.
 
Doubles
  • The TSC Doubles Team of the Year, Daniela Farfan and Megane Bianco put Keiser on top after the first doubles match concluded as the No. 2 doubles team notched an 8-3 victory over No. 8 Camile Gbaguidi and Valerie Droop, 8-3.
  • The No. 7 team of Julianna Heino and Aleksandra Grela extended the Seahawks advantage to 2-0 following an 8-3 win in the second slot against Johanna Weber and Karina Rovira.
  • Ana Pinto and Emma Henriksen completed the doubles sweep and gave Keiser a commanding 3-0 lead, defeating Julia Albuquerque and Nicole Katzarkov, 8-6, in the third hole.
 
Singles
  • No. 32 Heino didn't lose a stride heading into singles, coasting past Karina Rovira with scores of 6-1, 6-0, putting KU within one of a tournament championship.
  • The Seahawks victory was locked up in the third position as No. 37 Grela upended Johanna Webber, 6-2, 6-0, giving Keiser their first tournament title since 2003.
  • KU claimed the first set on the other four courts and were up or tied in the second set when the match was stopped.
 
Coach's Corner
Head Coach Daniel Finn said, "What a performance by the ladies today!  It's hard to put into words how proud I am of what the girls have accomplished so far this season and this week in the TSC tournament. SCAD is a strong team and for us to be in control on all courts like we were, is a strong statement by the ladies today. Day in and day out this group has the drive to compete and it showed today in the scores.  Make no mistake, the conditions today were tough. The wind was blowing 15-20 mph and it was the coldest day that the girls have played in all season. The way the girls showed composure and played focused made me proud to see. I told the ladies that they have a lot to be proud of and to enjoy the moment right now.  We will enjoy this special moment for the program but when Monday comes, it's time to start back and prepare for the next part of this process in the NAIA National Tournament."
 
Up Next
Keiser claims the Sun Conference automatic bid into the NAIA National Tournament. Keiser will wait to see who it plays in the national tournament on May 15 in Mobile, Ala.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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