Match Information
Score: No. 3 Keiser 8, Hillsdale 1
Records: Keiser (10-1) Hillsdale (2-4)
Location: West Palm Beach, Fla.
Venue: Patch Reef Park
Match Summary
The No. 3 Women's Tennis team won their sixth consecutive match Tuesday afternoon defeating Hillsdale College 8-1. After taking two of the three doubles points, the Seahawks swept their way through singles action to win their tenth match of the year.
Doubles
- Keiser claimed the opening point as the top-ranked pairing of Megane Bianco and Daniela Farfan cruised to an 8-1 win over Katie Bell and Corinne Prost.
- The Seahawks advantage was upped to 2-0 out of the middle spot when Aleksandra Grela and Julianna Heino defeated Halle Hyman and Hannah Cimpeanu 8-2, earning their tenth overall win together on the season.
- The Chargers trimmed Keiser's lead to 2-1 as Emma Henriksen and Ana Pinto fell to Kamryn Matthews and Madeline Bissett, 9-7.
Singles
- KU extended their lead to 3-1 as No. 8 Farfan cruised past Bell 6-1, 6-0 in the top spot.
- Reigning Sun Conference Player of the Week, Bianco, picked up her 20th victory in singles play, defeating Prost 6-1, 6-1 out of the second slot.
- The Seahawks clinched the match as No. 27 Grela bested Matthews 6-1, 6-0 at No. 3. With the win, the sophomore remains unbeaten in dual play.
- Keiser spread the margin to 6-1 on Pinto's 6-1, 6-0 win in the sixth position and Henriksen continued KU's dominance in the match as she defeated Formentin 6-2, 6-0 at No. 5.
- No. 17 Heino capped off the 8-1 victory with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Bissett out of the fourth slot.
Coach's Corner
Head Coach
Daniel Finn said, "Solid effort by the ladies today. Outside of one hiccup in doubles that was a real dominating performance. We will address some things and continue to work, but we are happy with the win today. I also want to give a lot of credit to my coaching staff,
Johnny Thornton and
Ignacio Osse did a great job handling things with the team while I was at another site. Very happy to get another solid win under our belts and be able to look forward to a challenging stretch of matches ahead later this week and into the next."
Up Next
Keiser heads to Orlando this Friday to take on NCAA Division I Niagara University in a neutral site match beginning at 10 AM.
Results
Doubles
1. #1 Farfan/Bianco (KU) def. Bell/Frost (HC) 8-1
2. Grela/Heino (KU) def. Hyman/Cimpeanu(HC) 8-2
3. Matthews/Bissett (HC) def. Henriksen/Pinto (KU) 9-7
Singles
1. #8 Farfan (KU) def. Bell (HC) 6-1, 6-0
2. #2 Bianco (KU) def. Prost (HC) 6-1, 6-1
3. #27 Grela (KU) def. Matthews (HC) 6-1, 6-0
4. #17 Heino (KU) def. Bissett (HC) 6-4, 6-1
5. Henriksen (KU) def. Formentin (HC) 6-2, 6-0
6. Pinto (KU) def. Kibler (HC) 6-1, 6-0
