Box Score Match Information
Score: No. 2 Keiser 5, No. 7 Middle Georgia State 1
Records: No. 2 Keiser (20-4), No. 7 Middle Georgia State (12-6)
Location: Mobile, Ala.
Venue: Mobile Tennis Center
Match Summary
The No. 2 Keiser women's tennis squad toppled the seventh-ranked Knights today by the final score of 5-1 to advance to the NAIA Final Four for the third straight year.
Doubles
- Daniela Farfan and Dugleisy Linarez cruised to an 8-2 victory over Jacqueline Heer and Maike Nagele in the third spot as Keiser took the 1-0 advantage.
- Aleksandra Grela and Emma Henriksen doubled the Seahawks lead to 2-0 with an 8-3 win in the second doubles slot over Luciana Pereyra and Lara Persian
- Middle Georgia State avoided the doubles sweep as No. 3 Sarah Schaerer and Lorene Foerste fell in the top spot, 8-3 but Keiser still led 2-1 heading into singles.
Singles
- No. 35 Grela made quick work of Nobis in the fourth singles spot, 6-1, 6-0, as the Seahawks advantage grew to 3-1.
- No. 5 Farfan put Keiser within one of clinching the match as she knocked off Rajovic in the No. 2 singles spot, 6-0, 6-2.
- For the second straight day, Henriksen clinched the match for the Seahawks with a 6-2, 6-3 triumph over Heer as Keiser advanced to the final four with their 5-1 victory.
Coach's Corner
Head Coach
Daniel Finn said, "Great job by the ladies today. Middle Georgia came out strong and caught us as we were playing a little slow at the start. Credit to Middle Georgia as they fought the whole way. The girls did a great job of regrouping and putting away a pretty solid team. The conditions today were tough as it was really hot on court and Middle Georgia was a feisty team. Our upperclassmen really stepped up and showed leadership on the court. They were able to help us take care of business and get off the court. Now we can rest up and get ready for a great match tomorrow."
Up Next
The Seahawks will face No. 3 Xavier tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. EST in the NAIA semifinal. Keiser already owns a 7-2 victory this season against them.
