The Keiser women's tennis team finished day two at the ITA Cup in Rome, Ga. on Friday. The Seahawks went 1-1 on the day in singles and fought to a big win in doubles play.
 
The highlight of the day belonged to Nicole Coopersmith who proved a force to be reckoned with in both singles and doubles. She cruised through the previously ranked No. 16 Iryna Lysykh (GGU) in singles, 6-2, 6-2, before taking the court with Vanja Vidanovic in doubles and defeating Thais Mendez and Melanie Dveksler (Ind. Wes.) in straight sets, (7-5, 6-1).
 
Head Coach Daniel Finn said, "Solid showing by Niki today in singles as well as following up in doubles with Vanja. Happy to get the wins today, but just like yesterday, we need to rest up and get ready for more big matches tomorrow."
 


Nicole Coopersmith (1)
First Round: Def. Valerie Quiceno (Montreat) (6-3, 6-0)
Quarterfinal: Def. Iryna Lysykh (Georgia Gwinnett) (6-2, 6-2)
Semifinal: Vs. No. 4 Eva Siska (Georgia Gwinnett)

Vanja Vidanovic
First Round: Lost to Selina Pichler (Georgia Gwinnett) (6-1, 6-1)
Back Draw: Lost to Yue Yu (SCAD) (6-1, 7-5)
Back Draw: Vs. Aurora Novati (Texas Wes.)



 
Coopersmith/Vidanovic (3)
First Round: Def. Carolina Guerrero and Alison Isaac (Hope International) (6-1, 6-2)
Quarterfinal: Def. Thais Mendez and Melanie Dveksler (Indiana Wesleyan) (7-5, 6-1)
Semifinal: Vs. No. 2 Valerie Quiceno and Stephanie Petit (Montreat)