Match Information
Score: No. 2 Keiser 9, St. Thomas 0
Records: No. 2 Keiser (1-0, 1-0 TSC), St. Thomas (0-1, 0-1 TSC)
Venue: STU Tennis Center, Miami Gardens, Fla.
 
Match Summary
The No. 2 ranked Men's Tennis team swept receiving votes, St. Thomas, 9-0 in their 2019 season opener on Wednesday afternoon in Miami Gardens, Fla. The Seahawks have now won four consecutive season opening matches while extending their conference unbeaten streak to 20 straight matches.
 
Doubles

• The Seahawks jumped out in front 1-0 after Arthur Bonnaud and Julian Turosienski shutout their opponents in the third position.
• The third-ranked team in the NAIA, Riccardo Ferraris and Olivier Koeng doubled KU's advantage as they picked up an 8-3 victory in the No. 1 doubles position over Cubela and Fernandez.
• For the third straight year, Keiser completed the doubles sweep as Geronimo Barrios and Anthony Popyrin bested Velazquez and Bissainthe, 8-4 in the second slot.

 
Singles

• No. 27 Ferraris upped the Keiser advantage to 4-0 as the junior transfer knocked-off Fabrice Bissainthe in the No. 3 slot, 6-2, 6-0.
• Freshman, Popyrin, notched his first collegiate victory while clinching the season opener for the Seahawks with a 6-2, 6-0, victory in the second position.
• The fourth-ranked player in the NAIA, "Boy Wonder," recorded the first shutout of the afternoon on court four as the men led 6-0.
• Another freshman in the Seahawks lineup, Barrios battled Kevin Cubela to a 6-4, 7-5 win on the first court.
• Turosienski, ranked No. 17 in the country, was victorious in the sixth spot, 6-1, 6-0, and Rodriguez put a stamp on the afternoon with a blanking of his opponent in the fifth position. Rodriguez was making his KU debut after transferring in from NCAA Division II, West Florida.

Coach's Corner
Head Coach Daniel Finn said, "Solid effort by the boys today. When you combine tough conditions while playing a rowdy team at their place can make things tricky. However, the boys did a good job of settling in and taking care of business. It was good to see the new guys come out and compete well from the start. Certainly, we did see plenty of things that we need to work on and get better at it. I am very happy to get the W and start the season on a good note."
 
Up Next
Keiser will play their first home match of the season against 11 SCAD on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. The contest will take place at South County Regional Park Tennis Center in Boca Raton, Fla.