Score: No. 2 Keiser 3, Coastal Carolina 4
Records: No. 2 Keiser (10-3), Coastal Carolina (6-3)
Location: Orlando, Fla.
Venue: USTA Tennis Campus
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The No. 2 Seahawks dropped a heartbreaker on Monday afternoon to NCAA Division 1, Coastal Carolina, 4=3 in Orlando, Fla. The match was tied on three occasions but Keiser was unable to come out on top.

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• Keiser got off to a slow start in doubles as Anais Ruyssen and Sarah Schaerer were shutout in the top position.
• Lisa Khamassi and Joyce Nouws rallied from 4-1 down to win 6-4 as the Seahawks tied the doubles point up.
• The Seahawks collected the lone point when Dugleisy Linarez and Anais Gabriel won in the middle spot, 6-4.

• Coastal Carolina evened the match at one-apiece as No. 7 Schaerer was forced to retire in the second set. The senior dropped the first set, 6-1 and was trailing 1-0 in the second.
• The Chants claimed their first lead of the night when Linarez fell in the top slot, 6-1, 6-4.
• Nouws retied the match as the freshman upended Maria on court six, 7-5, 6-2.
• CCU went back ahead as the sixth-ranked Gabriel fell on court one, 6-3, 3-6, 0-1.
• The Seahawks tied the match for a third time with a victory by No. 8 Khamassi on court four, 6-0, 6-7, 1-0.
• In an absolute battle in the third position, Ruyssen lost 6-7, 7-6, 0-1, as Keiser dropped the match to Coastal Carolina.

Head Coach Daniel Finn said, "This one is going to be tough to swallow as the girls competed till the very end and it showed in the scores. I really that we had to play a super tiebreaker to decide such a tight match. A highly contested match like this deserves to be played out. I am proud of the girls and how they competed against a good D1 team and how we didn't show any fear. We just need to believe more in ourselves in the big moments and the wins will come.


Keiser will have nine days off before taking on another NCAA Division 1 opponent. The Seahawks will face Oral Roberts in Orlando on Monday, March 9 at 3:30 p.m.