Match Information
Score: No. 3 Keiser 2, Lynn 7
Records: Keiser (4-1) Lynn (3-1)
Location: Boca Raton, Fla.
Venue: Perper Tennis Complex
Match Summary
No. 3 women's tennis had their four-match winning streak snapped by the top-ranked team in NCAA Division II, Lynn University, 7-2.
Doubles
- Lynn claimed the early 1-0 lead when Frederica Mordegan and Eleonora Liga downed Emma Henriksen and Ana Pinto in the No. 3 doubles spot, 8-3.
- The Fighting Knights lead was doubled when Aleksandra Grela and Julianna Heino were upended by Eliska Petrackova and Natalie Kallmunzerov at the No. 2 doubles position, 8-3.
- Lynn swept through doubles as the top doubles tandem in the NAIA of Daniela Farfan and Megane Bianco fell 8-5.
Singles
- The Seahawks earned their first point as No. 2 Bianco defeated No. 16 Diana Bogolin, after Bogolin retired due to injury trailing 5-1 in the first set.
- Lynn then pushed ahead 4-1 as No. 8 Farfan lost her first collegiate singles match, 6-0, 6-4 in the top spot.
- No. 27 Grela brought Keiser to within 4-2 as she knocked off Mordegan 6-4, 5-7, 6-3, in a two and a half hour marathon match.
- The Fighting Knights then clinched the match as they won the fourth, fifth, and sixth positions to win 7-2.
Coach's Corner
Head Coach
Daniel Finn said, "Unfortunately, the ladies didn't play well today. We still have plenty of areas we need to grow and get better at and it was exposed today. I'll give credit to Lynn as there is a reason they are the top-ranked team in NCAA Division II. Coach Perez has a strong program and they were better than us today. We will get right back to work tomorrow and address the areas we felt were exploited and focus on the process of getting better. This is still a strong team that has potential to be special. We just didn't have our best today and got outplayed by a very solid team."
Up Next
The Seahawks return to conference play this Saturday, Feb. 10, as they hit the road to take on Webber International, beginning at 2:00 PM.
Results
Doubles
1. Boczova/Bogolii (LU) def. #1 Farfan/Bianco (KU) 8-5
2. Petrackova/ Kallmunzerov (LU) def. Grela/Heino (KU) 8-3
3. Mordegan/Liga (LU) def. Henriksen/Pinto (KU) 8-3
Singles
1. Boczova (LU) def. #8 Farfan (KU) 6-1, 6-4
2. #2 Bianco (KU) def. #16 Bogoli (LU) 5-1 (ret.)
3. #27 Grela (KU) def. Mordegan (LU) 6-4, 5-7, 6-3
4. Kallmunzerov (LU) def. #17 Heino (KU) 6-2, 6-2
5. Eleonora (LU) def. Henriksen (KU) 6-2, 6-0
6. Parkin (LU) def. Pinto (KU) 9-7
