Score: Keiser 7, Gustavus Adolphus 0
Records: Keiser (1-0), Gustavus Adolphus (0-1)
Location: Orlando, Fla.
Venue: USTA Tennis Complex


Keiser University defeated Division III Gustavus Adolphus by the final score of 7-0 on Saturday afternoon. The Seahawks dropped only one set en route to their big win.
 
KU moves to 4-1 over Gustavus Adolphus. It was the first time the Seahawks shut out the Lions.

• Keiser fell behind early in doubles with Yassir Kilani and Fred Oervad falling to Daniel Fouchier and Sourabh Terakanambi, 1-6.
• Geronimo Barrios and Juan Marrero brought the match even on court one with a 6-1 win over Nick Aney and Oscar Wikstrom.
• With the doubles point on the line, Luke Simkiss and Bart Nouws secured the KU advantage with a 6-1 victory on court three.

• Simkiss made quick work of his opponent on court one with a 6-1, 6-1 victory.
• Shortly after, Barrios increased the KU lead to 3-0 with a 6-1, 6-2 win on court two.
• Oervad clinched the match for Keiser with a 6-2, 6-3 win on the fourth court.
• The Seahawks continued their dominance on courts five and six as Charly Zick and Nouws won 7-6, 6-0, and 6-3, 6-3 respectively.
• Kilani sealed the shutout win on court three in a marathon match by a score of 6-7, 6-4, 1-0 (10-2).

"Certainly not an easy day to play tennis, at least not for what we're used to," said Head Coach, Daniel Finn, "With way below normal temperatures and high winds, it's certainly tough to play your best. Thought the boys did a good job of finding ways to control themselves and win the big points that mattered today. We have a long way to go to get to where we want to be and it starts with the energy we bring during the matches, but today was a good place to start. Happy to get a win on a tough day and start looking towards a really tough week ahead. Opening the season with five matches in eight days is no easy task so we will go right back to work getting ready for Tuesday."


The Seahawks will travel to Daytona Beach, Florida, for a match with Embry-Riddle on Feb. 1.