Score: No. 2 Keiser 4, No. 1 Georgia Gwinnett 3
Records: Keiser (3-2), Georgia Gwinnett (4-1)
Location: Overland Park, Kan.
Venue: Overland Park Racquet Club



Down 3-0 in the match, the No. 2 Keiser men's tennis team came all the way back to defeat No. 1 Georgia Gwinnett on Sunday evening 4-3 in Overland Park,
Kansas.

• Georgia Gwinnett was quick to get on the board in doubles, winning 6-0 on court three.
• After a long-fought match at court one, No. 2 Dhakshineswar Suresh and Paras Dahiya bested Shaheed Alam and Christian Foss to take the doubles point.
• The Seahawks were down 4-5 on court two when the doubles point was clinched.

• Georgia Gwinnett took advantage in singles play on courts one and two with straight-set victories to go ahead 3-0.
• No. 7 Yassir Kilani put Keiser on the board with a 6-1, 1-6, 6-2 win over No. 4 Aleksa Ciric on court four.
• Gaston Cantero continued the momentum with a 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 over the ITA Cup Champion, Paras Dahiya on court three.
• No. 8 Soufiane El Mesbahi tied the match at 3-3 with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 on court six to setup the final point on court five.
• With the match on the line, No. 9 Martin Carrizo defeated his former teammate, No. 18 Leo Sprovieri 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 to clinch the win for Keiser.

"I'm speechless. I honestly don't know what to say and don't think it's quite hit me yet what these guys just did," said Head Coach, Daniel Finn, "You could not write a script any better than that. I am so proud of them. They just made history. For a team that never plays indoors, to come into the first NAIA indoor championships, and erase a 0-3 deficit by winning all their matches in 3 sets just speaks so much about the grit and determination of these boys. The bottom line was, they just found a way. They continued to fight for one another and kept pushing each other all the way until the last ball was hit. I could not think of a better way to end one of the longest winning streaks in college athletics than for these guys to come all the way back from the brink to make history. Obviously, the season still goes on after the indoor national championships but for the moment we're in right now, we will enjoy this one, making history this way is once in a lifetime achievement."



Keiser will get a small break in their schedule before facing Division II Palm Beach Atlantic on the road on February 18.

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