Match Information
Score: Keiser 9, Missouri Baptist 0
Records: No. 3 Keiser (15-3), Missouri Baptist (3-2)
Location: West Palm Beach, Fla.
Venue: Oxbridge Academy
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Match Summary
The No. 3 Keiser Men's Tennis team cruised to its ninth 9-0 victory of the spring, this time over Missouri Baptist on Monday afternoon at Oxbridge Academy. Today's match also served as Senior Day for
Shaquille Taylor.
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Doubles
- Bastien Sorg and Taylor began the match with an 8-2 triumph over Ricardo Martin and James Tobin in the No. 1 doubles position.
- Arthur Bonnaud and Francesco Oliva then doubled the Keiser lead to 2-0 after defeating Dylan Walker and Sean Nanney, 8-2.
- The final doubles win was provided by No. 12 Julian Turosienski and Romai Ugarte in the No. 2 doubles slot, besting Lucas Oliveira and Nicoy Rolle, 8-4.
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Singles
- Sorg pulled the Seahawks to within one of clinching the match after his 6-2, 6-0 singles victory to start singles play in the No. 2 slot.
- No. 28 Sebastian Penaloza clinched the match for the Seahawks after his 6-3, 6-1 win over Oliveira in the No. 1 singles position to secure win number 15 for Keiser.
- The Seahawks won the final four singles bouts, including Taylor defeating Rolle in the No. 6 singles position, 6-2, 6-0.
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Coach's Corner
"The men did a great job today of controlling themselves and staying focused," stated head coach
Daniel Finn. "This has been a hard stretch of matches that tested the boys both mentally and physically. I am proud to see the level of competitiveness and will to win that they have shown. They will get some well-deserved rest before the next match in a couple of weeks."
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Up Next
The Seahawks will not return to the court for 15 days as Keiser will compete against Huntingdon College on March 28 at 1 p.m. in Orlando, Fla.
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Results
Doubles
- Sorg/Taylor (KU) def. Martin/Tobin (MBU), 8-2
- #12 Turosienski/Ugarte (KU) def. Oliveira/Rolle (MBU), 8-4
- Bonnaud/Oliva (KU) def. Walker/Nanney (MBU), 8-2
Singles
- #28 Penaloza (KU) def. Oliveira (MBU), 6-3, 6-1
- Sorg (KU) def. Martin (MBU), 6-2, 6-0
- #19 Turosienski (KU) def. Tobin (MBU), 6-0, 6-2
- #8 Bonnaud (KU) def. Walker (MBU), 6-0, 6-1
- Ugarte (KU) def. Nanney (MBU), 6-2, 6-1
- Taylor (KU) def. Rolle (MBU), 6-2, 6-0