Box Score Keiser men's tennis wrapped up day four of the ITA Regional Championship with a feat that they have not done before. The Seahawks did not drop a single match to a non-Keiser opponent throughout the entire tournament en route to winning the singles and doubles regional titles.

The day belonged to Keiser but more specifically to the winners of the tournament. To begin the day, Soufiane El Mesbahi and Martin Carrizo battled with Yassir Kilani and Shaheed Alam to a third-set super tiebreak. After splitting the opening two sets, El Mesbahi and Carrizo pushed forward to take the tiebreak by a score of 6-4, 4-6, 10-6. The pair became the seventh consecutive ITA Regional doubles champions representing Keiser. Kilani and Alam would then have a break before meeting in the singles final. Alam would battle back from 1-5 down in the first set before Kilani would close it out 7-5. The second set would go the way of Kilani again as the 2021 runner-up would close out the match with a 7-5, 7-5 win over his teammate. He became the fifth different Seahawk to win the ITA Regional and the sixth in seven years.



Head Coach Daniel Finn said, "Very strong showing by the boys. To run through an event like that and not drop a match to anyone other than a Keiser player in singles or doubles showed the focus and tenacity that they played with the past four days. This was a massive, deep draw, and the boys stayed composed despite injuries and weather stoppages. Having today be all Keiser in the finals honestly worried me about how hard they might not go at each other but I think I may be most proud of how hard they continued to push and compete against one another which is truly a testament to how they make each other's level rise each and every day. In the end, I am happy with the performances and excited to get the guys healed up, rested, and back to work as they prepare for the national tournament in a few weeks. "



(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: Def. (4) Martin Carrizo (KU) (6-3, 7-5)
C: Lost to (2) Yassir Kilani (KU) (5-7, 5-7)

(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: Def. (6) Soufiane El Mesbahi (KU) (2-0)
C: Def. (1) Shaheed Alam (KU) (7-5, 7-5)

(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: Lost to (1) Shaheed Alam (KU) (3-6, 5-7)

(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: Lost to (2) Yassir Kilani (KU) (4-6, 1-6)

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: Def. Tryakshin/Stoica (SCAD) (8-4)
SF: Def. (4) Foss/Den Hartog (9-8(4))
F: Lost to Carrizo/El Mesbahi (KU) (4-6, 6-4, 6-10)
 
(2) Carrizo/El Mesbahi
Rd. 32: BYE
Rd. 16: Def. Bento/Williams (AMU) (8-1)
QF: Def. Safont Martinez/Vidal (STU) (8-4)
SF: Def. Menendez/Luna (SEU) (9-7)
F: Def. (1) Kilani/Alam (KU) (6-4, 4-6, 10-6)

(4) Foss/Den Hartog
Rd. 32: BYE
Rd. 16: Def. Speranza/Arroyo Viglino (CCGA) (8-3)
QF: Def. Erhardt/Orihuela (AMU) 
SF: Lost to (1) Kilani/Alam (KU) (8(4)-9)

 

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