Match Information
Score:Â No. 3 Keiser 4, Saint Leo 5
Records:Â No. 3 Keiser (13-5), Saint Leo (14-0)
Location:Â West Palm Beach, Fla.
Venue:Â Patch Reef Park
Match Summary
The No. 3 Keiser Men's Tennis team fell 5-4 on Friday afternoon to the No. 4 ranked team in NCAA Division II, Saint Leo University.
Doubles
Singles
- Saint Leo snagged the first point in singles play as Guerschanik fell in straight sets, drawing the match even at 2-2.
- SLU then took their first lead of the afternoon, 3-2, at No. 3, with No. 12 Adrian Frutos yielding way to No. 37 Jaime Bueno, 6-1, 6-2.
- The Seahawks pushed back out of the fourth spot, as Bonnaud posted a 6-3, 6-3 win, deadlocking the match at 3-3.
- The Lions then jumped ahead 4-3 as No. 10 Lagos fell to the top-ranked singles player in NCAA Division II, Thomas Grinberg, in three sets out of the top spot, 6-0, 3-6, 7-6(5).
- However, Turosienski tied the match 4-4 as he won a three-set thriller 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 at No. 5.
- With the match on the line, Koeng took the first set 6-4, but then dropped the next two sets 6-2, 6-4 to fall in heartbreaking fashion, 5-4 to Saint Leo.
Coach's Corner
Head CoachÂ
Daniel Finn said, "Make no mistake, this was a war of a match. We came out on the wrong end of it and that stings a lot, but I want to give credit to Saint Leo. Both teams left everything they had out there today for five-plus hours, with neither team giving an inch. They are an extremely tough team, and I think they should be ranked No. 1 in DII when the new rankings come out. This match was decided by literally a handful of points, and in the end, they had more than we did. We saw areas we can improve on moving forward, and we will use this match to help us continue to grow and improve moving forward with our season."
Up Next
The Seahawks travel to Miami Shores next Tuesday, April 10 to take on Barry University. The match is slated for 3:00 p.m.
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