Match Information
Score: Keiser 5, Oakland 2
Records: No. 9 Keiser (7-4), Oakland (1-4)
Location: Orlando, Fla.
 
Match Summary
The No. 9 Keiser Women's Tennis team upset NCAA Division I opponent Oakland by the final score of 5-2 on Friday evening in Orlando, Fla.
 
Doubles

• Oakland claimed the first doubles match after Daria Artamonova and Amanda Nilsson defeated Samantha Guy and Lorene Foerste, 6-3.
• The No. 9 NAIA doubles tandem of Megane Bianco and Julianna Heino pulled the Seahawks even after they upended Alexandra Whall and Samantha Galloway, 6-2, in the No. 1 doubles slot.
• The doubles point was clinched for Keiser after No. 20 Juliana Goncalves and Teodora Stanciu bested Allison Motea and Sofia Borcuti in the No. 3 doubles position, 6-3, taking the 1-0 advantage.

 
Singles

• The Golden Grizzlies tied the contest at 1-1 to open singles play after Galloway defeated Guy in straight sets from the No. 4 singles position, 6-1, 6-1.
• Bianco provided Keiser with the lead for good when the No. 9 singles player defeated Motea in the No. 1 singles slot, 6-3, 6-3.
• The Seahawks' lead went from one to two after Foerste earned a critical win in the No. 5 singles spot, besting Marija Milic, 6-3, 6-3.
• Heino clinched the match and the upset for Keiser from the No. 2 singles position, downing Whall in consecutive sets, 6-4, 6-3, to give the Seahawks the 4-1 lead.
• After the match was clinched, the two squads split the final two singles matches with Goncalves claiming the final singles win, besting Artamonova in three sets, 2-6, 6-3, 7-5.

 
Coach's Corner
"I'm extremely proud of the ladies tonight and how hard they competed," stated head coach Daniel Finn. "We really had to fight off some slow starts and fight from behind early. By no means did the ladies play their best tennis today but they showed a massive amount of grit and really refused to lose today. This team beat us last year, so for us to be able to flip the script speaks volumes about the way the ladies are continuing to improve. We are definitely happy about the win but are well aware we have a big week coming up with two Top 10 opponents and the girls are ready to get back to work."
 
Up Next
The No. 9 Seahawks will play in another neutral site match on March 1 when Keiser travels back to Orlando, Fla., to take on Davenport at 3 p.m.
 
Results
Doubles

1. #9 Bianco/Heino (KU) def. Whall/Galloway (OAK), 6-2
2. Artamonova/Nilsson (OAK) def. Guy/Foerste (KU), 6-3
3. #20 Goncalves/Stanciu (KU) def. Motea/Borcuti (OAK), 6-3

Singles

1. #9 Bianco (KU) def. Motea (OAK), 6-3, 6-3
2. Heino (KU) def. Whall (OAK), 6-4, 6-3
3. #22 Goncalves (KU) def. Artamonova (OAK), 2-6, 6-3, 7-5
4. Galloway (OAK) def. Guy (KU), 6-1, 6-1
5. Foerste (KU) def. Milic (OAK), 6-3, 6-3
6. Borcuti (OAK) def. Stanciu (KU), 6-0, 3-6, 6-4