Match Information
Score: No. 2 Keiser 4, Gustavus Adolphus 5
Records: No. 2 Keiser (2-1), Gustavus Adolphus (0-0)
Venue: USTA National Campus Collegiate Center, Orlando, Fla.

Match Summary
The No. 2 Keiser Seahawks suffered their first loss of the season against NCAA Division III, No. 8 Gustavus Adolphus, 5-4 in Orlando. The match featured three ties and a winner-take-all match in the third singles position.

Doubles

• In a battle of third-ranked doubles teams in the NAIA and NCAA Division III, Riccardo Ferraris and Olivier Koeng fell to Patrick Whaling and Chase Johnson, 8-3. This marked the first time the Seahawks have lost a point and trailed in a match.
• The deficit rose to 2-0 as Arthur Bonnaud and Geronimo Barrios lost to Yassine Derbani and Nick Aney, 8-6 in the second spot.
• The Seahawks avoided the doubles sweep as Anthony Popyrin and Julian Turosienski used a late break to pull out an 8-6 victory in the third position.

 
Singles

• Keiser drew even in the match as No. 4 Bonnaud upended O' Neil, 7-5, 6-1 in the fourth singles position.
• The Seahawks took their first lead of the day when No. 17 Turosienski knocked off Raut in the No. 6 spot, 6-1, 6-3.
• In the top spot, Barrios fell in straight sets to Whaling, 7-5, 6-4 as the match was knotted up for a second time at 3-3.
• Rodriguez quickly put Keiser back on top, 4-3, winning 7-6, 6-3 in the fifth slot against Aney.
• Gustavus Adolphus answered back for a second time in singles as Popyrin fell in three-sets to Johnson, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, setting up a winner take all match in the third singles position.
• With the match on the line, No. 27 Ferraris suffered a heart-breaking, three-set loss, 6-4, 5-7, 3-6, to Derbani, as KU endured their first setback of the year.

 
Coach's Corner
Head Coach Daniel Finn said, "This one is a tough one to swallow. I'll give a lot of credit to Gustavus as they have a great team and we took their best today.  They outplayed us in doubles and it cost us in the end. That was as gritty of a team I've seen in a while and they went out and won the big points when they had to.  Our guys fought all the way to the end, but in the end, we looked young and it showed.  I'm obviously really disappointed in our lack of execution and we have a lot to work on and will get right back to work tomorrow getting ready for another tough match on Thursday against Lynn."
 
Up Next
The Seahawks will battle No. 3 Lynn on Thursday at 3:00 p.m.