Score: No. 1 Keiser Seahawks 4, Division II, No. 3 Lynn Fighting Knights 2
Records: Keiser (4-1), Lynn (2-1)
Venue: Perper Tennis Complex
Location: Boca Raton, Fla.
Back on the courts after nearly two weeks, No. 1 Keiser women's tennis took down the No. 3 team in Division II, the Lynn Fighting Knights, by a score of 4-2. The Seahawks grabbed the doubles point with wins on courts three and one. In singles, courts three, four, and five went the way for KU and were enough for the win.
- Liza Velykorodna and Vanja Vidanovic continue to roll on court three, defeating Mia Garber and Zofia Podbiol 6-1 to start the day
- On court one, sisters Violet Apisah and Patricia Apisah downed Kristen Younes and Carla Galmiche 6-4 to claim the doubles point for the Seahawks
- Lynn was leading 5-2 on court two at the time of the clinch
- Galmiche tied the match for the Fighting Knights on court two with a 7-5, 6-4 win over No. 5 Cato Tangkau
- No. 6 Eloise de Mooij put KU back in front with a 6-3, 7-6(2) win over Maria Vyshkina on court three
- The former D-II, No. 1 Salma Djoubri got the better of the NAIA No. 1 V. Apisah on court one, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
- Velykorodna nearly finished in front of court one as she breezed by her opponent on court four, 6-1, 6-0
- Isabela Mercante would finish it on court five with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Garber
- The Fighting Knights were leading on court six when the match was clinched
When asked about today's result, Head Coach
Daniel Finn had this to say: "Team win today. Happy that the girls found a way to get the job done against the No. 3 team in D-II, at their place, especially after we had been under the weather for the past week. Since the day we got back from Kansas, we have only had one practice with the whole team together due to sickness. The message going in was that it is ok not to play particularly well, but to control what we can, and we will still expect to fight and win regardless. That's what they did today and why we were able to come out on top. We still have a lot to work on, but I'm happy with the grit and will that the ladies showed today.
On the depth of the lineup, "It's safe to say the depth of the team in singles was displayed today. In singles we had the No. 1 and No. 5 ranked players in the county go down and were still able to get the win. I'd say it's a testament to the level of competitive depth that we have. However, the schedule does not get any easier from here, so the main focus is to get rested and recover to get ready for next week."
The Seahawks will travel to Fort. Lauderdale, Fla. for a match with the defending Division II Champions, No. 2 Nova Southeastern, on Tuesday, February 18, at 2:00 p.m.
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