Score: No. 2 Keiser 4, Division II, No. 2 Nova Southeastern
Records: Keiser (5-2), Nova Southeastern (8-2)
Venue: NSU Tennis Center
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
No. 2 Keiser women's tennis suffered just their second loss of the season on Saturday morning in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., falling to Division II, No. 2 Nova Southeastern, 5-2. The Seahawks managed to win the first doubles match on court three, but the Sharks countered with wins on courts one and two to take the point. In singles, KU picked up wins on courts two and six.
- Keiser grabbed a point back on court two as No. 2 Visnevscaia defeated DII, No. 9 Weir, 6-3, 6-3.
- The Sharks would increase their match lead on courts three and one as DII, No. 44 Davies, and DII, No. 12 Espinal both picked up wins.
- Courts four and five would also go the way of NSU as they increased their lead to 5-1.
- Keiser captured the last point of the match as No. 8 Perez Flores' opponent retired.
When asked about today's result, Head Coach
Daniel Finn had this to say: "First off, credit to Coach Doug Neagle and Nova. They have a strong team and were prepared for today. They deserved to win. On the other hand, we came out flat and had very low energy today, and it showed in the scores. No disrespect at all to Nova; they are a great team, and in my opinion, one of the best if not the best in Division II, but we are a lot better than the show today, and we have to get back to work in the right way and prepare better. This next stretch of matches doesn't get easier. I have to put the focus where it needs to be and start fighting for what we want if we're going to be successful."
On the weather affecting practice during the week, "Weather is no excuse. If you come to play tennis in South Florida, this is what you expect, and you have to embrace it, enjoy it, and try not to fight it. We will never use the heat as an excuse for our performance."
On playing Nova Southeastern, "Nova has a great team every year. I have a lot of respect for Doug and his program and I hope they win the whole thing this year in Division II. I like to play them because it gives us a great gauge of where we are and today they showed us that we need to do a better job of preparing to get ready for our next matches."
The schedule does not get any easier for the Seahawks as they will face the Division II, No. 1 Barry Buccaneers on Thursday, March 14. First serve from the Buccaneer Tennis Courts in Miami Shores, Fla. is set for 2:00 p.m.
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