Score: No. 1 Keiser 2, No. 3 Tennessee Wesleyan 4
Records: Keiser (21-6), Tennessee Wesleyan (22-1)
Location: Mobile, Aa.
Venue: Mobile Tennis Center



The No. 1 Keiser men's tennis team's season came to an end on Friday afternoon, falling to No. 3 Tennessee Wesleyan in the Semifinal of the NAIA National Tournament, 4-2.

• Court three worked quickly through doubles as Shaheed Alam and Martin Carrizo claimed a dominant 6-0 win.
• Tennessee Wesleyan bounced back on court one with Nicolas Cortes and Octavio Volpi topping No. 5 Didrik Liljekvist and Gaston Cantero, 6-4.
• The Bulldogs clinched the doubles point on court two with Gabriel Ortiz and Ruben Busch winning 6-4 over No. 15 Yassir Kilani and Soufiane El Mesbahi.

• Tennessee Wesleyan quickly upped the score to 2-0 on court four with Zoilo Rios topping No. 20 Kilani 6-4, 6-2.
• No. 1 Gabriel Ortiz made it 3-0 for the Bulldogs on court one, winning 6-2, 6-4 over Liljekvist.
• Court three brought the first Keiser point as No. 18 Cantero won 6-4, 6-1.
• One court over and a few minutes later, No. 20 Carrizo claimed a 6-3, 7-5 win to make it 3-2.
• The momentum would not be enough as Sabi Roi would top No. 27 El Mesbahi on court six, 6-2, 7-6(4).

 "Not our day." said Head Coach, Daniel Finn, "We had our chances, but the match came down to a couple of small moments. Credit to Tennessee Wesleyan, they came out, wanted it, executed, and we didn't match that when it mattered. It sucks to lose the way that we did but this does not define our year. When we have time to look back on the year, we will see that the boys had a historic year and I'm proud of what they accomplished this year regardless of the outcome today."

 

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