Score: No. 1 Keiser 7, NCAA D-III, No. 2 Washington University St. Louis 0
Records: Keiser (8-3), WashU (9-3)
Location: Orlando, Fla.
Venue: USTA National Campus



No. 1 Keiser men's tennis started the day off with a strong performance against the No. 2 ranked team in Division III, Washington University St. Louis.

• WashU started off the match with the D-III, No. 5 ranked Abhi Ramireddy and Phuc Huynh defeating No. 7 Gaston Cantero and Heber Santos, 6-4.
• No. 10 Yassir Kilani and Soufiane El Mesbahi brought the match even on court two with a 6-4 win of their own.
• Shaheed Alam and Martin Carrizo clinched the doubles point with a tiebreak win, 7-6(5).

• No. 16 Carrizo made it 2-0 with a 6-1, 6-1 win on court five.
• No. 5 Alam followed with a 6-3, 6-1 win over D-III, No. 32 Huynh, 6-3, 6-1.
• The match was clinched on court four with No. 13 Kilani winning 7-5, 6-1.
• No. 9 Cantero and No. 21 El Mesbahi were next with straight set wins on courts three and six.
• No. 8 Santos wrapped up the match with a 6-3, 7-5 win on court two to complete the 7-0 sweep.

Score: No. 1 Keiser 6, NCAA D-I Niagara 1
Records: Keiser (9-3), NCAA D-I Niagara (3-9)
Location: Miami Shores, Fla.
Venue: Buccaneer Tennis Courts



Less than an hour later, the boys were back on the courts against Division I Niagara. The Seahawks showed little fatigue with a 6-1 win over their D-I foes.

• Once again the Seahawks set the tone in doubles with Shaheed Alam and Martin Carrizo starting the match with a 6-1 win.
• No. 10 Yassir Kilani and Soufiane El Mesbahi clinched the doubles point with a 6-2 win on court two.
• No. 7 Gaston Cantero and Heber Santos finished doubles play with a 6-3 win over Trevor Masi and Tanner Bedard.

• No. 16 Carrizo was first off for a second game in a row on court five winning 6-1, 6-0.
• No. 21 El Mesbahi had an identical scoreline on court six to bring the lead to 3-0.
• The match was clinched on court three as No. 9 Cantero bested his opponent 6-0, 6-3.
• Niagara took their lone point of the match on court two just before No. 13 Kilani finished his match on court four, 6-2, 6-2.
• No. 5 Alam wrapped up the day with a 6-2, 7-5 win on court one over Bryce Bodak.

"Happy that the boys took care of business today," said Head Coach, Daniel Finn, "Playing a doubleheader makes for a long day but I thought the guys did a great job handling everything and playing some solid tennis when it mattered. One of the bigger differences today that made life a lot easier for us was the boys finding a way to get the doubles point by playing more disciplined, and executing in the right moments. That really set the tone for both matches going in the singles that helped us get the momentum we needed moving forward."




Keiser is scheduled to be back on the court on Sunday in Saint Leo, Fla. for a neutral site matchup with Division II, No. 2 University of Indianapolis.
 

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