The Keiser University women's tennis squad capped off fall competition with a pair of singles wins and one doubles victory at the Embry-Riddle Clay Court Classic in Daytona Beach, Fla.
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Julianna Heino earned her first victory of the tournament in the Blue Singles draw, defeating Marie Debruyn of Rollins College in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2. Teammate
Juliana Goncalves also notched her first win in the White Singles draw by defeating Teresa Keiser of Rollins College in three sets. Goncalves dropped the first set, 2-6, but rebounded in a strong manner by sweeping Keiser in the second set. Goncalves buried the Rollins opponent in the final set, 1-0 (8).
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The Seahawks split the two doubles matches as
Megane Bianco and Heino fell to NCAA Division I opponent Riepe/Bujan of Georgia Southern, 8-5. The doubles tandem of Goncalves and
Teodora Stanciu defeated Bock and Carter of Embry-Riddle, 8-3.
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"All things considered, the girls did a good job competing this weekend," commented head coach
Daniel Finn. "Having to battle injuries and sickness is never easy. We're battling through to the end and that says a lot about the girls and it gives us a good direction moving forward as we head into the spring."
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Keiser Results
Singles (Blue Flight)
- Heino (KU) def. Debruyn (RC), 6-4, 6-2
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Singles (White Flight)
- Goncalves (KU) def. Keiser (RC), 2-6, 6-0, 1-0
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Doubles (Gold Flight)
- Riepe/Bujan (GSU) def. Bianco/Heino (KU), 8-5
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Doubles (Blue Flight)
- Goncalves/Stanciu (KU) def. Bock/Carter (ERAU), 8-3