Match Information
Score: No. 3 Keiser 5, Towson 1
Records: Keiser (16-1) Towson (4-6)
Location: Orlando, Fla.
Venue: USTA National Campus
Match Summary
The No. 3 Women's Tennis team broke the program record for wins in a season after triumphing over NCAA Division I Towson University on Tuesday afternoon, 5-1. The win gives the Seahawks their 16
th of the season while improving their winning streak to 12.
Doubles
- The No. 7 duo of Aleksandra Grela and Julianna Heino swung momentum in Keiser's favor by blanking Lucy Williams and Yevgeniya Shusterman on court two.
- The NAIA's top-ranked tandem, Daniela Farfan, and Megane Bianco rolled through A.J. Gomer and Renate Van Oorschodt, 6-0, to clinch the lone doubles point of the afternoon.
- Lorene Foerste and Emma Henriksen capped off the doubles action with a 7-5 win to complete the doubles sweep and take a 1-0 lead into singles.
Singles
- Undefeated in dual play, No. 18 Grela won her 17th match of the year, cruising past Shusterman 6-3, 6-1 in the fourth slot.
- No. 41 Heino posted a 6-2, 6-3 victory at No. 3, widening the KU advantage to 3-0.
- No. 3 Farfan provided the clincher for the Seahawks, besting Nicole Shakhnazarova 7-5, 6-3 in the top spot of the lineup.
- The Tigers notched their lone point of the afternoon on court five, as Henrikesen fell to Lucy Gloninger, 7-5, 7-6(4).
- Despite dropping the first set, 2-6, No. 6 Bianco took the next two sets, 6-3, 6-1, pushing the Seahawks ahead 5-1.
- Ana Pinto and Alexa Martinez were tied 4-4 in the opening set as lightning was detected in the area, forcing the match to go unfinished.
Coach's Corner
Head Coach
Daniel Finn said, "Great team win by the ladies today. They brought a great deal of effort and competed with a lot of intensity for this one. I am certainly proud of the effort they are putting in and it is great when you're able to see it pay off on the court. Today was a good win and we will be able to enjoy it but tomorrow we will be on to the next one and start preparing for a tough match this weekend with Georgia Gwinnett."
Up Next
The Seahawks hit the road to take on No.1 Georgia Gwinnett College in a rematch of last year's NAIA National Semifinals, beginning at 1:00 p.m.
Results
Doubles
1. #1 Farfan/Bianco (KU) def. Gomer/Van Oorschodt (TU) 6-0
2. #7 Grela/Heino (KU) def. Williams/Shusterman (TU) 6-0
3. Henriksen/Foerste (KU) def. Gloninger/Vasilkova (TU) 7-5
Singles
1. #3 Farfan (KU) def. Shakhnazarova (TU) 7-5, 6-3
2. #6 Bianco (KU) def. Williams (TU) 2-6, 6-3, 6-1
3. #41 Heino (KU) def. Gomer (TU) 6-2, 6-3
4. #18 Grela (KU) def. Shusterman(TU) 6-3, 6-1
5. Gloninger (TU) def. Henriksen (KU) 7-5, 7-6 (4)
6. Pinto (KU) vs Martinez (TU) 4-4, unfinished
