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No. 3 Men's Tennis

No. 2 Men's Tennis Falls in NAIA National Championship to No. 1 GGC, 4-1

Box Score match information
NAIA Championship
Score: No. 2 Keiser 1, No. 1 Georgia Gwinnett 4
Records: No. 2 Keiser (18-2), No. 1 Georgia Gwinnett (24-0)
Location: Mobile, Ala.
Venue: Mobile Tennis Center

match summary
The No. 2 Keiser men's tennis team fell in the 2021 NAIA National Championship match to No. 1 Georgia Gwinnett, 4-1. This was the second meeting in the final match between these two teams.

With the loss, the Seahawks conclude the season with an 18-2 overall record.

doubles
  • Georgia Gwinnett began the match with a 6-3 win in the top doubles slot as No.4 Matthias Haim and Federico Bonacia bested No. 2 Toru Horie and Gernimo Barrios.
  • The Grizzlies claimed the lone doubles point from the second position as No. 16 Luis Gomar and Valentino Caratini upended No. 17 Luke Simkiss and Fred Oervad, 6-4.
  • Olivier Koeng and Riccardo Ferraris were leading 5-4 over No. 18 Jose Dugo and Alex Gurmendi, when doubles was clinched.

singles
  • GGC doubled their advantage out of the second slot as No. 12 Haim defeated No. 7 Horie, 6-4, 6-2.
  • The Grizzlies widened their lead to 3-0 with a victory out of the fourth position, as No. 17 Dugo upended No. 24 Oervad, 7-5, 6-2.
  • No. 1 Simkiss got the Seahawks on board after besting No. 2 Gurmendi in the top spot, 7-5, 6-3, as KU trailed 3-1.
  • However, No. 13 Gomar clinched the seventh straight national championship for GGC, 6-4, 6-4, over No. 19 Barrios.
  • When the match was clinched, Bart Nouws won his first set 7-6 and was tied 3-3 in his second, while No. 26  Zick was up 3-0 in the third set. 
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Players Mentioned

Riccardo Ferraris

Riccardo Ferraris

6' 4"
Fourth Year
Olivier Koeng

Olivier Koeng

6' 2"
Fourth Year
Luke Simkiss

Luke Simkiss

6' 3"
Third Year
Fred Oervad

Fred Oervad

6' 2"
Third Year
Bart Nouws

Bart Nouws

First Year
Toru Horie

Toru Horie

5' 9"
Second Year

Players Mentioned

Riccardo Ferraris

Riccardo Ferraris

6' 4"
Fourth Year
Olivier Koeng

Olivier Koeng

6' 2"
Fourth Year
Luke Simkiss

Luke Simkiss

6' 3"
Third Year
Fred Oervad

Fred Oervad

6' 2"
Third Year
Bart Nouws

Bart Nouws

First Year
Toru Horie

Toru Horie

5' 9"
Second Year