Score: No. 5 Keiser 4, Flagler 3
Records:Â No. 5Â Keiser (1-1), Flagler (0-0)
Location: St. Augustine, Fla.
Venue:Â Flagler Tennis Center
The No. 5 Keiser Seahawks toppled NCAA Division II, No.9 Flagler on Sunday afternoon by the final score of 4-3.
- Flagler extended their lead to 2-0 when Horie was defeated in three-sets, 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 against Rodrigo Carvalho.
- No. 29 Barrios downed Nikita Tatyanin, from the No. 2 slot, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(3), cutting Flagler's lead to 2-1.
- Keiser tied the match after No. 10 Zick won in the third position, 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-2.
- No. 17 Oervad gave KU their first lead of the match, winning in straight sets, 6-2, 6-0 from the fourth slot.
- The Saints evened the match for a second time as Nouws lost to Philipp Lemkin in three sets, 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(3), setting up a winner take all match on court six.
- Den Hartog won the deciding match, upending Max Berner, 7-6(2), 6-4, giving KU the 4-3 victory.
Head CoachÂ
Daniel Finn said, "Good team win tonight. The boys again got in a hole early on against a  competitive team and had to fight and get gritty to get this one. We had to play without Luke today at the last minute and had to make some very last minute changes and had some players step up and play in spots not use to. Certainly wasn't happy with the way we started and how we played doubles which  attributed to the slow start and going down 2-0. From there the boys dug in and got gritty. Happy to get out of a hostile environment against a top 10 nationally ranked D 2 team with a W. Now we can try to get healthy and get ready for another tough set of matches next weekend."
Keiser heads to Brunswick, Ga. for a Sunday, Feb. 6th conference matchup against Coastal Georgia. The match is set for 1 p.m. at the Marta B. Torrey Tennis Complex.
