Score: No. 1 Keiser Seahawks 3, Division II No. 2 Barry 4
Records: Keiser (18-3), Barry (17-1)
Venue: Buccaneer Tennis Center
Location: Miami Shores, Fla.
No. 1 Keiser women's tennis dropped their final regular season match of the season on Tuesday afternoon, falling to Division II, No. 2 Barry. In doubles, Keiser came out strong with wins on courts two and three. In singles, Keiser grabbed two of the first three points to jump out to a 3-1 lead, but fell in the final three matches of the day.
- P. Apisah put Keiser in front 2-0 on court six with a 6-1, 6-0 win
- The Buccaneers grabbed a point back on court one
- Vidanovic would get another win for KU on court five with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Tatarnikova
- Following a retirement on court four, Barry moved within one point of winning after court two finished
- The final match of the day would fall on court three where D-II, No. 69 Alloiarova would defeat No. 54 Mercante, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4
When asked about today's result, Head Coach
Daniel Finn had this to say: "Tough one today. Credit to Barry for fighting till the end and finding a way. The girls competed with what they had all the way till the end, but today it wasn't enough. Matches like this are decided in the big moments and the points didn't fall our way today. We will be better and learn from this one and take it with us getting ready for the postseason."
On the preparation for the postseason, "Work hard. Period. We've had a great season so far, but we have to make sure we keep our heads down and work as hard as possible to prepare to be ready both in the conference tournament and nationals. The thing with postseason play is that nothing you've done up to that point really matters anymore. You have to go out and prove it again and again each day, and that's what we will start trying to do as soon as tomorrow."
The Seahawks will turn their attention to the Sun Conference Tournament in Brunswick, Ga. on April 24-25. Keiser will be the top seed and play the winner of St. Thomas vs Florida National on Thursday, April 24 at 10:30 a.m.
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