Match Information
Score: Keiser 9, SCAD-Savannah 0
Records: No. 3 Keiser (8-3, 5-0), SCAD-Savannah (3-6, 1-2)
Location: West Palm Beach, Fla.
Venue: Oxbridge Academy
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Match Summary
The No. 3 ranked Keiser Seahawks cruised to their fifth conference victory of the season, this time with a 9-0 decision over SCAD-Savannah. Keiser's triumph over the Bees moves the Seahawks just one conference win away from claiming the Sun Conference regular season title.
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Doubles
- Keiser swept through the doubles play to take the early 3-0 lead, beginning with Julian Turosienski and Romai Ugarte's 8-3 victory over Daiki Naka and Yulin Liu from the No. 2 slot.
- Arthur Bonnaud and Nicolas Guerschanik stretched the Seahawks' lead to 2-0 from the No. 3 doubles position, besting Quentin Staley and Josh Tewes-McCoy, 8-3.
- Doubles play was capped off with an 8-4 victory for the eighth-ranked doubles tandem of Clement Raymond and Francesco Oliva over Sean Hajdu and Kosta Sevic.
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Singles
- Turosienski, ranked No. 19 in ITA rankings, extended the Keiser lead to 4-0 from the No. 3 singles slot after besting Liu, 6-1, 6-4.
- Bastien Sorg sealed the victory for Keiser from the No. 2 singles position after claiming the 6-3, 6-2 victory over Naka.
- The Seahawks won the final four singles matches to cruise to the 9-0 victory, including wins from No. 28 Sebastian Penaloza and No. 8 Bonnaud.
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Coach's Corner
"All things considered the men played well today," commented head coach
Daniel Finn. "The conditions today where very tough and they did a good job of controlling themselves and not worrying about the conditions. All in all the boys put out a strong performance today."
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Up Next
The No. 3 Seahawks will return to action on Tuesday when Keiser hosts Cardinal Stritch at noon at Oxbridge Academy.
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Results
Doubles
- #8 Raymond/Oliva (KU) def. Hajdu/Sevic (SCAD), 8-4
- #12 Turosienski/Ugarte (KU) def. Naka/Liu (SCAD), 8-3
- Bonnaud/Guerschanik (KU) def. Staley/Tewes-McCoy (SCAD), 8-3
Singles
- #28 Penaloza (KU) def. Hajdu (SCAD), 6-3, 6-2
- Sorg (KU) def. Naka (SCAD), 6-3, 6-2
- #19 Turosienski (KU) def. Liu (SCAD), 6-1, 6-4
- #8 Bonnaud (KU) def. Staley (SCAD), 6-2, 6-3
- Ugarte (KU) def. Tewes-McCoy (SCAD), 6-0, 6-1
- Taylor (KU) def. Fernandez (SCAD), 6-0, 6-1