The #8 women's tennis team fell 5-2 to NCAA Division 1 Oakland University on Thursday afternoon in Kissimmee, Florida.
Oakland swept the doubles by scores of 6-2 at #1 6-3 at #2 and 6-1 at #3. Fortunately, for Keiser by playing NCAA Division 1 rules doubles was only worth one point so they trailed 1-0 going into singles.
The Golden Grizzlies would strike first as Liva Toth fell 6-0, 6-2, extending the deficit to 2-0. Next
Samantha Guy lost 6-3 6-1 but the Seahawks got on the board when
Lola Garcia won her match 6-4, 6-3, cutting the deficit to 3-1.
Laura Ortega then fell 6-4, 6-3 and
Teodora Stanciu put up a fight before falling 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 and pushing the Oakland lead to 5-1 The last point of the day would go to Keiser when
Ana Pinto took her match at #2 singles in three sets 6-3, 1-6, 7-6(5) for a final score of 5-2.
Head Coach
Daniel Finn said, "Ultimately another slow start cost us today. We haven't been starting our matches well. We can't keep fighting from behind and expect to win. We will address these things in practice and get better. The talent on this team is extremely high and I know we are going to be able to put it all together soon."
