Score: No. 7 Keiser 7, St. Thomas 0
Records: No. 7 Keiser (1-0, 1-0), St. Thomas (0-1, 0-1)
Location: Boca Raton, Fla.
Venue: Patch Reef Park


The Seahawks kicked off their 2020 campaign with a 7-0 shutout of St. Thomas on Wednesday afternoon at Patch Reef Park in Boca Raton, Fla.

With the victory, Keiser improved their conference winning streak to 27 straight.

• Keiser claimed the early advantage in doubles with a 6-1 victory by Julian Turosienski and Carl Liljenburg against Miguel Torremegra and Nicolas Lerdo.
• Juan Marrero and Riccardo Ferraris gave the Seahawks their lone doubles points with a 6-3 win in the No. 1 slot against Adriel Azucey and Sebastian Bunster.
• Luke Simkiss and Geronimo Barrios capped off doubles play with a 6-1 victory in the second slot as Keiser led the Bobcats, 1-0.

• The Seahawks took a 2-0 lead when Simkiss cruised in the top spot, 6-1, 6-0, against Adriel Azucey.
• No. 13 Turosienski moved Keiser to within one of clinching the match with a 7-5, 6-1 victory in in the fifth position.
• Keiser clinched their season opener win out of the third spot as No. 42 Marrero won, 6-1, 4-6, 1-0 against Menzo.
• The lead to grew to 5-0 when No. 7 Gerard Andres Rodriguez knocked off Bunster in the fifth spot, 6-1, 6-3.
• Barrios made it 6-0 with his 5-7, 6-3, 1-0 win in the second spot and Liljenburg capped off the night with a 6-1, 3-6, 1-0 victory in the sixth spot as Keiser won the match, 7-0.

Head Coach Daniel Finn said, "This was a good results for the men today against a good St. Thomas team. St. Thomas is much improved and came to play but I thought we did a good job of handing ourselves and taking care of the match in tough conditions. It's a great way to start off the year and work off some nerves. Now we can get back to work and prepare for SCAD this weekend."


The Seahawks remain in conference play on Saturday at SCAD. The match is set to start at 12:00 p.m.