Box Score The Keiser women's tennis team finished their final day at the ITA Cup in Rome, Ga. on Sunday. The Seahawks fought hard in both national championship matches but fell in singles and doubles.
 
Nicole Coopersmith began the morning matched up against the No. 2 seeded Stephanie Petit of Montreat. Coopersmith fought through the low 50s temperatures in the morning but ultimately fell after three tightly contested sets. After about two hours of rest, she was back on the court with her teammate, Vanja Vidanovic, to face the fresh legs of the top-seeded Maria Genovese and Stephanie Fernandez of Georgia Gwinnett. The Seahawks battled their opponents and the opposing fans to three long sets before falling, 6-3, 1-6, 6-4.

Head Coach Daniel Finn said, "Tough day today. Still proud of both Niki and Vanja for how they fought and competed today and all week leading into the final. It's always really tough to come up short when you are so close to winning it all. Especially with both matches ending 6-4 in the third set, showing us that we were right there. In the matches like today, the margins between winning and losing are very thin and we didn't come out on the better end of them today. A lot of improvements to be made when we get back to work this week. "
 


Nicole Coopersmith (1)
First Round: Def. Valerie Quiceno (Montreat) (6-3, 6-0)
Quarterfinal: Def. Iryna Lysykh (Georgia Gwinnett) (6-2, 6-2)
Semifinal: Def. No. 4 Eva Siska (Georgia Gwinnett) (6-2, 3-6, 6-1)
Championship: Lost to No. 2 Stephanie Petit (Montreat) (7-5, 4-6, 6-4)

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: Def. Aurora Novati (Texas Wes.) (6-1, 7-5)



 
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: Def. No. 2 Valerie Quiceno and Stephanie Petit (Montreat) (7-5, 6-4)
Championship: Lost to Maria Genovese and Stephanie Fernandez (Georgia Gwinnett) (6-3, 1-6, 6-4)