Box Score 
Score: No. 2 Keiser Seahawks 2, Division II, No. 1 Barry Buccaneers 5
Records: Keiser (0-1), Barry (1-0)
Venue: Buccaneer Tennis Center
Location: Miami Shores, Fla.
No. 2 Keiser women's tennis got off to a slow start in Miami Shores on Thursday, falling to Division II, No. 1 Barry 5-2. The Seahawks fell behind in doubles, dropping matches on courts one and three before getting a win on court two. In singles, the women battled back with wins on courts one and five, but Barry would clinch the match on court three and add another before the end of the day to secure the win.
- Barry took the early lead in the match with wins on courts one and three
- Eloise de Mooij and Isabela Mercante captured the lone win on court two, defeating Ailen Crespo and Andrea Di Palma, 6-3
- Mercante was first through singles with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Maria Tatarnikova
- Barry countered with a win on court six as Crespo defeated Vanja Vidanovic and put the Buccaneers up 2-1
- No. 1 Violet Apisah tied the match at 2-2 with a 6-4, 6-1 win over D-II, No. 1 Alina Michalitsch
- D-II, No. 28 Viktoriia Dema bested No. 6 de Mooij on court two, 6-4, 6-1
- D-II, No. 10 Di Palma clinched the match on court three with a 6-2, 6-4 win over No. 5 Cato Tangkau
- With the match out of reach, Liza Velykorodna finished her match on court four, losing 6-4, 6-7(5), 7-10
When asked about today's result, Head Coach
Daniel Finn had this to say: "We did not play great today. We lacked effort and energy from the start, and that is something we have to work on. We came out flat in doubles, and it carried over into singles. Against a team like this, we can't expect to be able to climb back out of a hole that we created ourselves. Barry is a good team, and if you want to beat a team like that, you have to get in their face right away, and it has to be each player on the court. We'll make adjustments and be better next time out. Back to work."
The Seahawks will travel to Overland Park, Kansas for the ITA NAIA National Women's Team Indoor Championships on January 31-February 2 with the opening match scheduled against No. 6 Tennessee Wesleyan.
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