The #11 ranked Keiser women's tennis team routed NCAA Division 2 Southern New Hampshire University 9-0 on Tuesday afternoon in Orlando.
The Seahawks got off to a quick start by sweeping all three doubles to take a 3–0 lead going into singles. Doubles had one scare at #3 with
Samantha Guy and
Livia Toth rallying from 4-1 down to come away with an 8–6 victory and a 1-0 advantage. The number #1 pair of
Teodora Stanciu and
Lola Garcia won 8-4 and #2 doubles of
Ana Pinto and
Laura Ortega rolled 8-1 making it 3-0.
Garcia at #5 would be the first one off the court winning 6–0, 6–0, pushing the margin to 4-0. Guy was victorious 6–1, 6–1 at #3, clinching the match for the Seahawks. Toth blanked her opponent 6-0, 6-0 at #6 and Stanciu won 6-3, 6-0 in dominating fashion to extend the lead to 7-0. Ortega at #1 singles cruised to a 6-3, 6-2 win and Pinto rallied from a 5-1 deficit in the first set to cap off the day with a 7-5, 6-2 win for Keiser.
Head Coach
Daniel Finn said, "The ladies did a good job of coming out and controlling the tempo tonight. We were able to bring the energy points, and it's good to see the girls starting to come together and play as a unit"
