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Schaerer
3
Keiser KUWT20 (4-1)
4
Winner Barry BARRY-W (2-0)
Keiser KUWT20
(4-1)
3
Final
4
Barry BARRY-W
(2-0)
Winner

Match Recap: No. 1 Women's Tennis |

No. 2 Women's Tennis Comeback Comes Up Short at Barry, 4-3

match information
Score: No. 2 Keiser 3, Barry 4
Records: No. 2 Keiser (4-1), Barry (2-0)
Location: Miami Shores, Fla.
Venue: Buccaneer Tennis Courts

match summary
The No. 2 Keiser Seahawks women's tennis squad fell to the top team in NCAA Division II, Barry this afternoon by the final score of 4-3.

The Seahawks fought back from a 3-0 deficit to tie the match at 3-3, setting up a winner take all match in the top singles position. However, No. 6 Anais Gabriel dropped a hard fought three-set match as Keiser suffered their first loss of the 2020 campaign. 
doubles
  • Barry took the early advantage in doubles when Dugleisy Linarez and Sarah Schaerer fell in the middle spot to Qianxin Kong and Jil Engelmann, 6-2.
  • Lisa Khamassi and Joyce Nouws rallied from 5-4 down to win 7-5 against Mariia Skyba and Julie Razafindranaly.
  • The lone doubles point went to Barry after No. 6 Gabriel and Anais Ruyssen lost in the top spot, 6-3.
  • This was the first time that Keiser trailed after doubles.

singles
  • The Buccaneers extended their advantage to 2-0 after Ruyssen lost to former Seahawk, No. 47 Daniela Farfan in the third spot, 6-0, 6-1.
  • Barry pulled to within one of clinching match as Linarez fell to No. 41 Razafindranaly, 6-2, 7-5 at No. 2 singles.
  • The comeback then started for the Seahawks out of the fifth slot as No. 7 Schaerer upended Lopez, 6-3, 6-4, as KU trailed 3-1.
  • Nouws trimmed the Keiser deficit to one, defeating Versier in the sixth spot, 6-2, 6-4.
  • The match was tied at three-apiece after No. 8 Khamassi toppled Kong in the fourth position, 6-4, 7-6.
  • Keiser's relentless comeback came up just short as sixth-ranked, Gabriel dropped her match in the top spot to Wang. Wang won the first set, 6-3, before Gabriel took the second, 6-2. In the third set, Gabriel fell just short, 6-4, as Barry handed the Seahawks their first loss of 2020, 4-3.

Coach Corner
Head Coach Daniel Finn said, "This was an absolute battle today between these two top teams. Obviously, losing this match really stings especially when it came down to the final match on the court. I want to give credit to Barry as they are the No. 1 team in D2 and are the three-time defending champs for a reason. I am so proud of the girls today, they impressed me by fighting back from being down 3-0 to tie the match and have a chance to win in the end, which says a lot about this team and their resolve. We fought for every point today and never backed down as a team and we can really build on that moving forward. I'm never happy or satisfied with a loss but this one we can use moving forward. Now we can get back to work, fixing up some of the issues from today and start getting ready for Bethune-Cookman on Wednesday."


Up Next
Keiser will head to NCAA Division 1, Bethune-Cookman on Wednesday for a 3:00 p.m. match.
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