Keiser men's tennis showed their strength in numbers on Friday at the ITA Regionals in Boca Raton, Fla. The men finished 9-1 on Friday, once again the only loss coming in a Keiser v Keiser matchup, and a perfect 3-0 in doubles play.
Soufiane El Mesbahi and
Martin Carrizo held the honors for their performances in singles play. After cruising through doubles play with an 8-1 win, the pair split off and found marathon matches. Carrizo was first with a 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(5) tiebreak win over Raul Safont Martinez of St. Thomas in which he battled from behind early to take back control and win the match. El Mesbahi was in the final match of the night on court one as he drew Gustavo Cruz of Ave Maria. After dropping the first set and going down 4-5 in the second, he would rally to win the next three games and take the second set. In front of the remaining crowd of players, El Mesbahi won six straight games to claim the final match of the night 4-6, 7-5, 6-0. With the win, an all-Keiser semifinal was confirmed.
Head Coach
Daniel Finn said, "Strong day from the guys. Having all three doubles teams still in it and the semifinals being all Keiser players, shows how well the boys competed today. Though I believe there is still room for improvement, the boys found ways to get wins today when things were not going their way and that is always good to see. That said, we have to be able to back it up again tomorrow in doubles. Time to try to get what little rest we can and get ready to do it all again tomorrow."
(1)
Shaheed Alam
Rd. 64: BYE
Rd. 32: Def. Manuel Leutschacher (STU) (6-1, 6-2)
Rd. 16: Def. Nicolas Fertonani (Warner) (6-0, 6-2)
QF: Def. Gaston Erhardt (AMU) (6-1, 3-6, 6-1)
SF: Vs. (4)
Martin Carrizo (KU)
(2)
Yassir Kilani
Rd. 64: BYE
Rd. 32: Def.
Christian Foss (Keiser) (6-3, 6-1)
Rd. 16: Def. Victor De Oliveira (SEU) (6-2, 6-4)
QF: Def. Diego Menendez (SEU) (6-4, 6-2)
SF: Vs. (6)
Soufiane El Mesbahi (KU)
(4)
Martin Carrizo
Rd. 64: BYE
Rd. 32: Def. Lucas Ribas (STU) (6-4, 6-2)
Rd. 16: Vs. Raul Safont Martinez (STU) (6-3, 4-6, 7-6(5))
QF: Def.
Jesse Den Hartog (KU) (6-0, 6-0)
SF: Vs. (1)
Shaheed Alam (KU)
(6)
Soufiane El Mesbahi
Rd. 64: BYE
Rd. 32: Def. Noah Castillo (STU) (6-1, 6-3)
Rd. 16: Def. Guilherme Bento (AMU) (6-1, 6-1)
QF: Def. Gustavo Cruz (AMU) (4-6, 7-5, 6-0)
SF: Vs. (2)
Yassir Kilani (KU)
Jesse Den Hartog
Rd. 64: Def. Eddie Wade (SCAD) (6-1) (6-1)
Rd. 32: Def. Felix Arroyo Viglino (CCGA) (6-2, 6-3)
Rd. 16: Def. Sebastian Grijalva (AMU) (6-3, 6-3)
QF: Lost to (4)
Martin Carrizo (KU) (0-6, 0-6)
Christian Foss
Rd. 64: Def. Caio Amaral (STU) (2-6, 7-5(5), 1-0(7))
Rd. 32: Lost to
Yassir Kilani (Keiser) (3-6, 1-6)
(1) Kilani/Alam
Rd. 32: BYE
Rd. 16: Def. Thireau/Duarte (AMU) (9-8(3))
QF: Vs. Tryakshin/Stoica (SCAD)
(2) Carrizo/El Mesbahi
Rd. 32: BYE
Rd. 16: Def. Bento/Williams (AMU) (8-1)
QF: Vs. Safont Martinez/Vidal (STU)
(4) Foss/Den Hartog
Rd. 32: BYE
Rd. 16: Def. Speranza/Arroyo Viglino (CCGA) (8-3)
QF: Vs. Erhardt/Orihuela (AMU)
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