Match Information
Score:Â Keiser 5, Reinhardt 0
Records:Â No. 2 Keiser (18-6), No. 14 Reinhardt (18-4)
Location:Â Mobile, Ala.
Venue:Â Mobile Tennis Center
Match Summary
No. 2 Keiser shutout No. 14 Reinhardt 5-0 to advance to the program's first-ever NAIA Men's Tennis National Championship. Tonight marked the second straight shutout of the tournament for the Seahawks.
Doubles
- The Seahawks snagged the opening point of the match as Julian Turosienski and Olivier Koeng knocked off Sam Alexander and Brandon Lane 8-4 in the third slot.
- KU pushed the margin to 2-0 as No. 19 Arthur Bonnaud and Vicente Lagos took down Myrohn Miranda and Bruno Juarez, 8-4 in the No. 2 spot.
- The duo of Andrew Connolly and Marc Algeri battled their way to an 8-6 victory over No. 15 Faibo Pereira and Mario Belloni to secure the doubles sweep, extending the Keiser lead to 3-0 heading into singles action.
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Singles
- Turosienski cruised in his opening set 6-0 and was leading 2-0 in the second when his opponent had to retire due to injury, upping the KU margin to 4-0.
- The semifinal victory was clinched by none other than "Boy Wonder" Bonnaud who upended Nikita Hrynov 6-1, 6-3, lifting the Seahawks to their first-ever National Championship match.
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Coach's Corner
Head CoachÂ
Daniel Finn said, "Really proud of the boys and their efforts today. They played two very gritty and strong teams in the quarterfinals and now in the semifinals in the same day. That's not an easy thing to ask at all and for them to come through and play as well as they did throughout the big moments when it mattered was great to see. The boys relished the opportunity and went after it today. Now we just have to get some rest tonight before the national championship match tomorrow."
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Up Next
The second-ranked Seahawks advance to the National Championship match tomorrow against the four-time defending national champions, Georgia Gwinnett College. The two squads met on March 24 in Lawrenceville, Ga., with the Seahawks falling 7-2.
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