Match Information
Score: No. 1 Keiser 4, Saint Leo 5
Records: No. 1 Keiser (18-2), Saint Leo (12-4)
Location: West Palm Beach, Fla.
Venue: Patch Reef Park
Match Summary
The No. 1 Keiser Women's Tennis team had their 14-match winning streak snapped Friday afternoon, falling 5-4 to the No. 9 ranked team in NCAA Division II, Saint Leo University.
Doubles
- Saint Leo took the early 1-0 advantage as the No. 7 tandem of Julianna Heino and Aleksandra Grela fell 8-2.
- After facing match point, the top-ranked duo of Daniela Farfan and Megane Bianco came back to win No. 1 doubles 9-7, drawing the match even 1-1.
- After trailing 7-8, Lorene Foerste and Emma Henriksen rallied to claim a 9-7 victory over Kristyna Jurkova and Sophie Vliestra at No. 3 doubles, giving the Seahawks a 2-1 advantage heading into singles play.
Singles
- No. 18 Grela notched the first point of singles action, cruising past Madeleine Gauthier 6-1, 6-2 in the fourth slot, extending the margin to 3-1.
- The Seahawks stretched their lead to 4-1 as No.3 Farfan picked up her second victory of the day, upending No. 19 Marta Vicens Miquel 6-4, 6-2 in the top spot.
- However, the Lions roared back to tie the match 4-4, claiming three-set victories out of the second, fifth, and sixth positions.
- After taking the first set 6-4, No. 41 Heino dropped the next two sets, 6-3, 6-2 to Maja Pindeska at No. 3, as Saint Leo claimed the 5-4 victory.
Coach's Corner
Head Coach
Daniel Finn said, "This one stings. Let me start by giving full credit to Saint Leo. Our girls competed but they outplayed us when the match mattered today. We were up 4-1 and lost four straight matches in third sets. We identified areas we need to get batter at, and we will work on those things and improve them leading into our next matches."
Up Next
The Seahawks wrap up the regular season on Sunday, April 8 when they head down to Miami Shores to take on Barry University. The match is scheduled for 11:00 am
