Match Information
Score: Keiser 5, Warner 0
Records: No. 3 Keiser (18-4), Warner (9-7)
Location: Key Biscayne, Fla.
Venue: Crandon Park Tennis Center
Match Summary
The No. 3 Keiser Men's Tennis squad entered The Sun Conference tournament as the number one seed and did not disappoint, bouncing fourth-seeded Warner by the final score of 5-0. With the win, Keiser advanced to play in the Sun Conference Championship tomorrow with a chance to claim its second conference title in as many seasons.
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Doubles
- Keiser began the conference tournament with a convincing win from the No. 2 doubles position as the 14th-ranked doubles squad of Julian Turosienski and Romai Ugarte won 8-1 over Francisco Perafan and Julian Cuartas.
- The Keiser lead was doubled to 2-0 following Clement Raymond and Arthur Bonnaud's 8-5 win over Carlos Pinel and Renan Gambim.
- The No. 9 doubles tandem of Bastien Sorg and Shaquille Taylor led the Seahawks to a sweep of doubles play after an 8-3 win in the number one slot over Rafael Coutinho and Martynas Lukosiunas.
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Singles
- Bonnaud pulled Keiser to within one of clinching a spot in the conference finals after the No. 43 singles player bested Cuartas in straight sets, 6-0, 6-2.
- The match was clinched from the No. 5 singles position as Ugarte, ranked 50th in ITA rankings, cruised to the 6-0, 6-1 win over Pinel for the 5-0 victory.
- The Seahawks were ahead in each of the remaining singles courts, halting play following the conclusion of the match-clinching victory.
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Coach's Corner
"I am happy to get the 5-0 win today," stated head coach
Daniel Finn. "We didn't come out and play very sharp early on. The boys did a good job of staying in control and some guys stepped up when we needed them to. Honestly today we just showed one of our biggest strengths as a team and that is our depth. At any given day, somebody different can step up for us. Now we will rest for the remainder of the day and shift focus to what's in front of us tomorrow in the championship match."
Up Next
The Seahawks will return to action tomorrow at 9 a.m. when Keiser competes in the Sun Conference championship. Keiser will play the winner of second-seeded and No. 21-ranked SCAD-Savannah and the number three seed and No. 25-ranked St. Thomas.
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Results
Doubles
- #9 Sorg/Taylor (KU) def. Coutinho/Lukosiunas (WU), 8-3
- #14 Turosienski/Ugarte (KU) def. Perafan/Cuartas (WU), 8-1
- Raymond/Bonnaud (KU) def. Pinel/Gambim (WU), 8-5
Singles
- #8 Sorg (KU) vs. Perafan (WU), 7-6(1), unfinished
- #30 Raymond (KU) vs. Coutinho (WU), 6-6, unfinished
- #31 Turosienski (KU) vs. Lukosiunas (WU), 6-2, 4-4, unfinished
- #43 Bonnaud (KU) def. Cuartas (WU), 6-0, 6-2
- #50 Ugarte (KU) def. Pinel (WU), 6-0, 6-1
- Taylor (KU) vs. Gambim (WU), 6-0, 4-6, 1-0, unfinished