Score: No. 4 Keiser 7, No. 25 Southeastern 0
Records: No. 4 Keiser (3-1, 2-0), No. 25 Southeastern (0-1, 0-1)
Location: Boca Raton, Fla.
Venue: Patch Reef Park


The fifth-ranked Seahawks kicked off their home campaign with a 7-0 victory against No. 25 Southeastern on Saturday afternoon at Patch Reef Park. With the victory, KU improved their conference winning streak to 35 consecutive matches.

• Luke Simkiss and Fred Oervad gave KU the early advantage with a 6-2 victory in the second spot.
• The doubles point was clinched in the top position as Toru Horie and Geronimo Barrios won, 6-1.
• Bart Nouws and Jesse Den Hartog completed the sweep with a 6-1 victory as KU led 1-0, heading into singles.

• The Seahawks took a 2-0 lead when No.1 Simkiss cruised in the top spot, 6-1, 6-1 against Enrique Martinez.
• Horie moved Keiser to within one of clinching the match with a 6-2, 6-0 victory in the second position.
• The match was clinched when No. 17 Oervad triumphed in the fifth slot, 7-5, 6-3.
• The lead to grew to 5-0 when No. 10 Zick knocked off Alexander D'Aboville in the fourth spot, 6-4, 6-3.
• No 29 Barrios won 6-4, 6-4 and Nouws capped off the afternoon with a 6-2, 6-3 victory.

Head Coach Daniel Finn said, "Solid effort today by the guys against a top 25 team that wanted to compete. This may be one of Southeastern's best teams and they came in today ready to go. Our guys did a good job of controlling the match and only worrying about our tennis throughout the match. Happy to get a solid 7-0 shutout today. Now we can get back to work and start preparing for another test this week up at Coastal Georgia."


Keiser will return to the court on Wed. Feb. 24 against No. 18 Coastal Georgia in Brunswick, Ga. at 1:00 p.m.