Match Information
Score:Â No. 2 Keiser 5, Grand Valley State 0
Records:Â No. 2 Keiser (9-3), Grand Valley State (5-2)
Location:Â Orlando, Fla.
Venue:Â Red Bug Lake Park
Match Summary
The No. 2 Keiser Men's Tennis squad toppled Grand Valley State 4-3 on Wednesday afternoon in Orlando, Fla. The teams agreed prior to the match that singles would be followed by doubles.
Singles
- With singles being played first, Keiser took the 1-0 lead when No. 17 Julian Turosienski toppled DJ Colantone from the No. 5 spot, 6-2, 6-0.
- The Seahawks pushed the advantage to two as Olivier Koeng knocked off Eric Zwemer, 6-1, 6-3, in the sixth position.
- Grand Valley State pulled the even in the match as they were victorious in the No. 1 and No. 2 spots.
- No. 4 Arthur Bonnaud put KU back on top with his 6-4, 6-4, straight set victory at No. 3 singles.
- However, the Lakers tied the match at 3-3 as Gerard Rodriguez fell in a closely contest match with Martin Matov in the fourth spot, 6-4, 7-6, setting up the crucial one point doubles matches.
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Doubles
- Keiser began the doubles play with a 6-3 victory from the No. 2Â spot as No. 14 Bonnaud and Turosienski toppled their opponents.Â
- The Seahawks won the NCAA doubles point after the newly formed team of Fredrik Liljenburg and Riccardo Ferraris upended Dausman and Urban, 7-6.
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Coach's Corner
Head Coach
Daniel Finn said, "This was a great win for the guys as we could not have started any worse than we did today. We had some issues with some players as the format was reversed today. With doubles deciding the match today, we made some big changes and the team finally came out and fought hard. The environment was challenging but the boys embraced the moment and got the job done. I want to give a major shout out to Fred for coming in off the bench, without even getting a warm up, as he ignited the fire for us to get this one today. Despite how rough the match was, a major positive was seeing some different guys step up and get us the win today. Now, we have another challenge ahead as we only have an hour and a half to prepare for our next match against Mount St. Mary's."
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Up Next
The Seahawks will battle NCAA Division I Mount St. Mary's at 5:30 p.m.
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