Score:Â No. 3Â Keiser Seahawks 4, No. 20 Grace College Lancers 0
Records:Â Keiser (20-2), Grace (22-6)
Venue:Â Mobile Tennis Center
Location: Mobile, Ala.
No. 3 Keiser men's tennis kicked off their NAIA National Tournament run with a dominant win over No. 20 Grace on Wednesday in Mobile, Alabama. The Seahawks took the first doubles match on court three before clinching the point on court one. In singles, KU eased to three straight points on courts six, five, then four to claim the 4-0 win.
- No. 33 Shaheed Alam and Simone Boscatto were nearly flawless on court three, winning 6-1 over Cesar Garcia and Luis Codoba.
- On court one, No. 6 Soufiane El Mesbahi and Didrik Liljekvist got the break point they needed at four all, which led to a 6-4 win for the Seahawks and a clinched point.
- The Lancers were leading 5-4 on court two when the point was clinched.
- Petr Cervinka played one of his quickest matches of the season on court six, winning 6-0, 6-0.
- Keiser continued the momentum shortly after on court five with Andrej Krajcik claiming a 6-2, 6-0 win.
- The bottom of the lineup delivered the sweep as No. 14 Alam defeated Codoba 6-2, 6-1 to clinch the match.
- KU was ahead on two of the remaining courts when the match finished.
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Keiser will take on No. 8 Middle Georgia State in the NAIA National Tournament Quarterfinal on Thursday, May 16. First serve from the Mobile Tennis Center in Mobile, Ala. is set for 10:00 a.m. ET.
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