Match Information
Score: No. 3 Keiser 8, Nova Southeastern University 1
Records: Keiser (2-0), NSU (0-1)
Location: Fort. Lauderdale, Fla.
Venue: NSU Tennis Complex
Match Summary
The No. 3 Keiser Women's Tennis team moved to 2-0 on the year following their 8-1 victory over NCAA Division II, No. 14 Nova Southeastern University Thursday afternoon. The win marks the first time in program history that the Seahawks bested the Sharks.
Doubles
- Lorene Foerste and Ana Pinto got the Seahawks on the scoreboard first as they picked up an 8-2 win in the third doubles position.
- The Seahawks extended their lead over the Sharks when the nation's top-ranked duo of Daniela Farfan and Megane Bianco took down Andrea Ivanovic and Daniela Obando, 8-4 in the top doubles spot.
- After falling behind 5-2, Aleksandra Grela and Julianna Heino rallied to win the match 9-7 to complete the doubles sweep, pushing KU in front 3-0 heading into singles play.
Singles
- The Seahawks carried their momentum into singles play, as Pinto won 6-2, 6-2 in the sixth slot to extend the Keiser advantage to 4-0
- No. 8 Farfan clinched the win for KU with her 6-3, 6-1 victory over Ana Navas in the top singles spot.
- In the second singles spot, No. 2 Bianco earned a 6-1, 6-1 win, upping KU's margin to 6-0.
- Keiser continued to cruise as No. 17 Heino delivered in the fourth spot, winning in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1.
- The Seahawks dropped their first point of the season as Foreste fell 6-2, 6-1 in the fifth spot, to make it 7-1
- No. 27 Grela capped off the day with her 6-3, 6-2 win, securing the 8-1 victory for the Seahawks.
Coach's Corner
Head Coach
Daniel Finn said "Definitely proud of the ladies and their performance today. As always it seems you can find areas you need to work on and get better at but the ladies did a great job finding ways to win the important points today. That was really good team we played today for us to have a dominating performance over a highly ranked team in division two like that obviously makes this coach happy. Now we have to switch focus to this weekend ahead with matches on both Saturday and Sunday but we will certainly this quality win for today."
Up Next
The Seahawks will be back in action this Saturday, Feb. 3 as they host TSC opponent Warner University at 12:30 PM.
Results
Doubles
1. #1 Farfan/Bianco (KU) def. Ivanovic/Obando (NSU), 8-4
2. Grela/Heino (KU) def. Navas/Lowrey (NSU), 9-7
3. Foreste/Pinto (KU) def. Agasse/Yeardley (NSU), 8-2
Singles
1. #8 Farfan (KU) def. Navas (NSU), 6-3, 6-1
2. #2 Bianco (KU) def. Ivanovic (NSU), 6-1, 6-1
3. #27 Grela (KU) def. Obando (NSU), 6-3, 6-2
4. #17 Heino (KU) def. Yeardley (NSU), 6-2, 6-1
5. Lowrey (NSU) def. Foreste (KU), 6-2, 6-1
6. Pinto (KU) def. Agasse (NSU), 6-2, 6-2
