Match Information
Score: Keiser 1, Xavier 5
Records: No. 3 Keiser (21-5), No. 2 Xavier (14-5)
Location: Mobile, Ala.
Venue: Mobile Tennis Center


Match Summary
No. 3 Keiser men's tennis squad concluded its season today in the NAIA Men's Tennis Semifinals, falling to second-ranked Xavier by the final score of 5-1. The Seahawks concluded the season with numerous program records, including a trip to the NAIA Final Four, most wins in a single season and most singles victories in a single season by a single player.
 
Doubles

• The Gold Rush opened the scoring from the third doubles slot as the 18^th-ranked doubles tandem of Karan Salwan and Tushar Mandlekar upended Keiser's 14^th-ranked doubles pair of Julian Turosienski and Romai Ugarte, 8-5.
• Xavier doubled its lead to 2-0 from the second doubles position as Catalin Fifea and Pierre Andrieu defeated Bastien Sorg and Shaquille Taylor in a nail biter, 9-8(7-3).
• The Gold Rush completed the sweep in doubles after a pair of controversial calls against the Seahawks sent the match into a tiebreak, in which Antoine Richard and Moses Micheal claimed the 9-8(7-3) win over Francesco Oliva and Clement Raymond.

 
Singles

• Keiser was first to claim a singles tilt as Oliva overpowered Andrieu in the number six singles slot, cruising to a 7-5, 6-0 win to bring Keiser to within two.
• Shortly after, Xavier extended its lead back to three as Mandlekar upended Taylor in the five hole, 6-3, 6-3.
• The match was clinched from the number two singles position as Micheal defeated Turosienski in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3.

Coach's Corner
"Great effort by the boys today," stated head coach Daniel Finn. "Ultimately we came up short of our goal but I can't say enough about how hard the boys competed today. We had some really bad breaks not go our way and found ourselves down 3-0 early after doubles. That is a point where a lot of teams would go away. However, the boys continued to fight all the way until the end and had opportunities down the stretch. The match score really doesn't indicate how close this match truly was. If we take one or both of those tiebreakers in doubles, this could have been a totally different outcome. Credit to Xavier as today they were the better team. It's hard to look up at this point, but it was a great season for the boys and I am extremely proud to be able to be their coach. Today wasn't our day but the future is bright for this program."
 
Results
Doubles

1. #6 Richard/Micheal (XU) def. Oliva/Raymond (KU), 9-8(7-3)
2. #21 Fifea/Andrieu (XU) def. #9 Sorg/Taylor (KU), 9-8(7-3)
3. #18 Salwan/Mandlekar (XU) def. #14 Turosienski/Ugarte (KU), 8-5

Singles

1. #8 Sorg (KU) vs. #4 Richard (XU), 3-6, 4-2 unfinished
2. #19 Micheal (XU) def. #31 Turosienski (KU), 6-4, 6-3
3. #43 Bonnaud (KU) vs. #21 Salwan (XU), 5-7, 3-4 unfinished
4. #50 Ugarte (KU) vs. #34 Fifea (XU), 7-5, 2-4 unfinished
5. Mandlekar (XU) def. Taylor (KU), 6-3, 6-3
6. Oliva (KU) def. Andrieu (XU), 7-5, 6-0