Score: No. 4 Keiser 4, DII No. 2 Barry 3
Records:Â Keiser (15-4), Barry (13-4)
Location:Â Miami Shores, Fla.
Venue:Â Buccaneer Tennis Courts
After nearly three weeks without games, the No. 4Â Keiser men's tennis team made a dramatic return to the courts, defeating the Division II, No. 2 Barry Buccaneers, 4-3.
- Barry would jump out to a 2-0 lead with a 6-1, 6-4 win on court five over Yassir Kilani.
- The momentum continued on court three as Oervad would fall 3-6, 3-6.
- Simkiss would put Keiser on the board on court one, winning 6-3, 2-6, 1-0(5).
- Barrios would go on to win his match on court two and cut the lead down to 3-2 for BU.
- Zick gutted out a win on court four to tie the match, winning 6-4, 2-6, 1-0(6).Â
- With the match on the line, El Mesbahi won 6-4, 6-3 to give Keiser their first win over Barry since 2016.
"Big win for the boys," said Head Coach,Â
Daniel Finn, "To come back from 3-0 down to beat a team like Barry at their place is a statement in itself. Honestly, things didn't look good for us in the majority of the first half of the match. We barely lost the doubles point and we just couldn't get anything to go our way. Credit to our boys today as they kept their heads down, battled, and found a way to pull out this win. Before today, we played just one match in a month's time. That's a long layoff and it isn't easy to get going out the gate after that amount of time. It's been a long season with plenty of ups and downs, but today was a program statement win that we can build on. Very proud of the boys and the heart they showed as a team today."
The Seahawks will regroup and get ready for the Sun Conference Tournament being held in Brunswick, Georgia on April 28-29.
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