NAIA Tournament Quarterfinal
Score: No. 3 Keiser 4, No. 10 Union 1
Records: Keiser (19-4), Union (19-6)
Location: Mobile, Ala.
Venue: Mobile Tennis Center



No. 3 Keiser men's tennis took over in singles play to get past No. 10 Union on Thursday in Mobile, Alabama. It was the third time in the last four years that the Seahawks knocked the Bulldogs out of the Tournament.

• The Bulldogs took advantage early on court three as Mihailo Radosavljevic and Simon Campos bested Luke Simkiss and Soufiane El Mesbahi, 6-3.
• Yassir Kilani and Bart Nouws bounced back on court one, winning 6-4 on court one over No. 11 Sebastiano Zorzi and Sergio Lizarraga.
• Union took the doubles point on court two with Gerhard Swart and Victor Lopes besting Geronimo Barrios and Charly Zick, 7-5.

• No. 21 Kilani brought the match even on court four with a dominant 6-1, 6-1 performance.
• No. 5 Simkiss gave Keiser the 2-1 lead on court one, winning 6-0, 6-4 over No. 23 Swart.
• On court five, No. 28 Zick bested Campos 7-5, 6-3 to bring the Seahawks within one.
• With the three remaining courts in the sixth set, No. 18 Fred Oervad clinched the match for the second day in a row with a 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 win on court three.
• The Seahawks were up 3-2 in the third set on the two remaining courts when the match was clinched.

"Gutsy one today," said Head Coach, Daniel Finn, "We knew going in that Union would bring a lot of energy and compete, but certainly didn't want to go down early like we did today. We have to find ways to close out these doubles points. Too many chances today and just couldn't close. With that said, I'm proud of the boys as, for the second day in a row, found a way to grab back the momentum and grind their way back into the match that ultimately got them the win. In its own positive way, we have really not played up to our standard early on in this tournament, but have found ways to win. At the end of the day, that's what matters most. Tomorrow though, it will be a dogfight and we have to get what rest we can and make sure we are ready to come out stronger tomorrow."


The Seahawks will head into their fourth semifinal in program history when they face No. 2 Tennessee Wesleyan tomorrow, May 20.