NAIA Tournament Semifinal
Score: No. 2 Keiser 4, No. 4 LSU-Alexandria 1
Records: Keiser (18-4), LSU-Alexandria (19-1)
Location: Mobile, Ala.
Venue: Mobile Tennis Courts



The No. 2 Keiser women's tennis team stopped a 19-game winning streak with a 4-1 win over the Generals of LSU-Alexandria on Friday in Mobile, Alabama.

• All three doubles courts started off down 0-2 before No. 14 Joyce Nouws and Kahea Companion bounced back to defeat Alicia Romero Gomez and Sofia Beggiatto, 6-3.
• On court one, No. 7 Isabella Perez Flores and Florencia Araya had the match as close as 4-5 but eventually fell 5-7 to Olivia Scattini and Annemart Kleijn.
• Down to Vanja Vidanovic and Kanon Sorakubo, the pair proved up to the task defeating Candela Bonivardi and Patricia Martinez, 7-5.

• The Generals tied the match 1-1 on court four as No. 24 Perez Flores fell 1-6, 2-6.
• Araya corrected the momentum swing with a 6-2, 6-3 win on court six to give KU a 2-1 lead.
• Shortly after, No. 34 Nouws won 6-2, 6-1 on court five to increase the Keiser advantage.
• No. 11 Vidanovic clinched the match for the Seahawks on court three, winning 6-1, 6-3.
• Sorakubo and Companion were both ahead on their courts when the match was finished.

"Great job by the ladies today," said Head Coach, Daniel Finn, "Despite the slow start in doubles, the ladies did a great job of taking care of business and getting the doubles point, which set the tone going into singles. From there the girls did what they needed to do to get the job done. After the match yesterday, It was a very businesslike performance today, being able to get on and off the court was crucial. Now we have to rest up and get ready for one more tomorrow. One more shot tomorrow against GGC. I have no doubt the ladies will leave it all out there and go for it tomorrow"


For the fourth time in as many NAIA Championship Tournaments, the Seahawks will face No. 1 Georgia Gwinnett in the postseason as the two teams will fight for the third year in a row in the NAIA National Championship.