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4
Winner Keiser KUMT (20-4)
3
Tennessee Wesleyan TWU (23-1)
Winner
Keiser KUMT
(20-4)
4
Final
3
Tennessee Wesleyan TWU
(23-1)

Match Recap: No. 1 Men's Tennis |

No. 3 Men's Tennis Outlasts No. 4 Tennessee Wesleyan in NAIA Semifinal, 4-3

match information
NAIA Tournament Semifinal
Score: No. 3 Keiser 4, No. 4 Tennessee Wesleyan 3
Records: Keiser (20-4), Tennessee Wesleyan (23-1)
Location: Mobile, Ala.
Venue: Mobile Tennis Center

match summary

No. 3 Keiser men's tennis handed No. 4 Tennessee Wesleyan their first loss of the season in the NAIA Tournament Semifinal on Friday, coming back from 3-2 down to win 4-3.
doubles
  • The Bulldogs got the early advantage on Keiser as No. 24 Valentin Popescu and Octavio Volpi defeated Yassir Kilani and Bart Nouws, 6-2.
  • Keiser bounced back on court three with Luke Simkiss and Soufiane El Mesbahi beating Patricio Gallegos and Zoilo Rios, 6-4.
  • With the doubles point on the line, Geronimo Barrios and Charly Zick took down German Delcanto and Gregorio Magnarelli 6-4 and clinched the point for Keiser.
singles
  • For the second day in a row, No. 21 Kilani was first off the courts with a 6-3, 6-4 win on court four.
  • On court five, No. 28 Zick fell 4-6, 2-6 to bring the match to 2-1.
  • Court two followed as No. 11 Barrios was bested, 5-7, 6-7(2) to even the match.
  • After a battle on court three, No. 18 Oervad eventually fell to No. 32 Gallegos in the third set, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6.
  • On court six, No. 25 El Mesbahi fought off a 1-5 deficit in set one to spark a comeback and win 7-5, 2-6, 7-5 to level the match at 3-3.
  • Fighting off the No. 17 player in the country, No. 5 Simkiss rallied from behind to win 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 and clinch the match for the Seahawks.

Coach's Corner

"Wow, What a match today.," said Head Coach, Daniel Finn, "I'm really proud of the boys today and how they fought for that one. Tennessee Wesleyan brought a chaotic atmosphere and competed from beginning to end. The boys had to dig deep and earn this one today. Honestly, the match was all heart from our guys. We had to fight for every single point today. And for it to be ended the way it was, with Luke coming from behind to clinch, was epic. Now, we have to rest up and get ready for one more. Tomorrow we leave it all out on the court."

Up Next
The Seahawks will face No. 1 Georgia Gwinnett on Saturday in the NAIA Tournament Championship.

 
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