Match Information
Score: Keiser 3, Nova Southeastern 6
Records: No. 11 Keiser (2-2), No. 15 Nova Southeastern (1-0)
Location: Boca Raton, Fla.
Venue: Patch Reef Park
 
Match Summary
The No. 11 ranked Keiser Women's Tennis team fell to NCAA Division II and 15^th ranked Nova Southeastern by the final score of 6-3 at Patch Reef Park in Boca Raton, Fla. The Seahawks surrendered two matches due to a shortage of players before falling 4-3 in the seven matches played.
 
Doubles

• Nova Southeastern took the early 1-0 lead after Keiser was forced to forfeit the No. 3 doubles for the fourth consecutive match.
• The Sharks then claimed the 2-0 advantage when Nastassia Rubel and Simone Pratt upended 20^th ranked Juliana Goncalves and Teodora Stanciu, 8-1, from the No. 2 doubles.
• Keiser trimmed the deficit in half from the No. 1 doubles as 9^th ranked Julianna Heino and Megane Bianco cruised to the 8-2 victory over Liucelena Perez/Isabella Lowrey.

 
Singles

• The Sharks saw their lead extended back to two at the start of singles as Nova Southeastern won the No. 6 singles by forfeit.
• The Sharks extended their lead to 4-1 following Arina Sharonova's 6-3, 6-1 victory over Samantha Guy in the No. 4 singles position.
• Nova Southeastern clinched the match in the No. 1 singles position after Perez defeated Bianco in retirement. Bianco won the first set 6-4 and was trailing 1-0 in the second before being forced to retire from the match.
• With the match clinched, Stanciu and Heino won two of the final three matches for the Seahawks as Stanciu won 6-4, 6-1 and Heino won 6-4, 4-6, 10-7 to cap off the match.

 
Coach's Corner
"All things considered the girls really battled today," stated head coach Daniel Finn. "We came out and started a little slow in doubles and it cost us. Truth be told, until we get everyone back it's going to be hard fighting from a 2-0 hole. With that in play, I am happy with the way the girls competed today. Got a little bit unlucky with a couple of breaks that didn't go our way, but we hung tough with the No. 15 team in NCAA Division II. The girls keep grinding and getting better from this. Now we just have to get ready for another conference match tomorrow against Warner."
 
Up Next
The Seahawks will return to action tomorrow at 1 p.m. when Keiser travels to Lake Wales, Fla., to take on Warner in a Sun Conference tilt.
 
Results
Doubles
1. #9 Bianco/Heino (KU) def. Perez/Lowrey (NSU), 8-2
2. Rubel/Pratt (NSU) def. #20 Goncalves/Stanciu (KU), 8-1
3. Kaeser/Agasse (NSU) def. TM/TM (KU), wf
 
Singles
1. Perez (NSU) def. #9 Bianco (KU), 4-6, 1-0 (wr)
2. Heino (KU) def. Pratt (NSU), 6-4, 4-6, 10-7
3. Rubel (NSU) def. #22 Goncalves (KU), 6-3, 7-5
4. Sharonova (NSU) def. Guy (KU), 6-3, 6-1
5. Stanciu (KU) def. Lowrey (NSU), 6-4, 6-1
6. Agasse (NSU) def. TM (KU), wf