Score: No. 3 Keiser Seahawks 3, Division II, No. 2 Flagler 4
Records: Keiser (15-2), Flagler (14-2)
Venue: Pollard Tennis Center
Location: St. Augustine, Fla.




No. 3 Keiser men's tennis had their comeback fall just short on the road against Division II, No. 2 Flagler on Tuesday afternoon. The Seahawks took control in doubles, but slipped late, allowing the Saints to steal the point. In singles, Flagler grabbed two of the first three finished courts before the Seahawks tied the match 3-3. With all eyes on court six, the Saints held on in a three setter to take the point and the match.

• Flagler secured the first win of the day on court two as DII, No. 37 Baptiste Mercier and Ilian Borlee topped No. 20 Yassir Kilani and Petr Cervinka 6-1.
• Keiser got a point back on court three with No. 25 Shaheed Alam and Simone Boscatto defeating Jacopo Denitto and Max Berner 6-2.
• Down 5-2, DII, No. 38 Philipp Lemken and Simon Malis fought to win five straight games to take the doubles point against No. 12 Soufiane El Mesbahi and Didrik Liljekvist, 7-5.

• No. 1 El Mesbahi quickly leveled the match on court one with a 6-3, 6-0 win over DII, No. 12 Denitto.
• The Saints took the lead back on courts five and two, moving one point away from the clinch.
• Keiser started to mount a comeback on court three as No. 14 Alam topped Borlee 7-5, 6-2.
• Kilani evened the match score at 3-3 with a 4-6, 6-0, 6-2 win over DII, No. 72 Lemken.
• Down to the final court, Aly El Rafie outlasted Andrej Krajcik in a three setter, 7-6(3), 4-6, 6-3.

"Shoulda, woulda, coulda, is how I felt about today's match," said Head Coach Robert McAdoo. "We put ourselves in a terrible position after losing the doubles point. The guys played with energy, but energy does not matter if we can't close out a set after being up 5-2 to clinch the doubles point. Hopefully, we learned our lesson. Some changes still might have to be made as well. We have to keep putting in the work if we want the outcome we desire."



Keiser continues the end of the year stretch against Division II teams with Palm Beach  Atlantic on Thursday, April 18. First serve from the Mitch Gornto Tennis Center is set for 3:30.
 

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