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0
Northwestern Ohio UNOH (19-6)
4
Winner Keiser KUMT (18-2)
Northwestern Ohio UNOH
(19-6)
0
Final
4
Keiser KUMT
(18-2)
Winner

Match Recap: No. 3 Men's Tennis |

No. 3 Men's Tennis Takes Down No. 11 UNOH in NAIA Quarterfinal, 4-0

match information
NAIA National Tournament Quarterfinal
Score:
 No. 3 Keiser Seahawks 4, No. 11 University of Northwestern Ohio Racers 0
Records: Keiser (18-2), UNOH (19-6)
Venue: Mobile Tennis Center
Location: Mobile, Ala.


match summary

No. 3 Keiser men's tennis earned a spot in the NAIA National Tournament Semifinal with a 4-0 win over No. 11 UNOH on Thursday afternoon in Mobile, Alabama. The Seahawks grabbed wins on courts two and three in doubles despite losing on court one. In singles, courts one, two, and four secured the win for KU.

doubles
  • For a second day in a row, Shaheed Alam and Simone Boscatto earned the first doubles win on court three, defeating Florian Smalto and Mete Koseoglu 6-2
  • The Racers evened the score on court one with No. 11 Lucas Grana and Francisco Perez beating Heber Santos and Gilad Tamar 6-1
  • Less than a minute later, No. 21 Yassir Kilani and Mathieu Strauss would clinch the doubles point with a 6-4 win over Lucas Perez and Carlos Hernandez

singles
  • No. 41 Kilani dominated his opponent on court one 6-1, 6-2 to make it 2-0 in favor of KU
  • His doubles partner, Strauss, followed with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Hernandez on court four
  • Felipe Rivadeneira would have a chance at clinching on court three but would squander a pair of match points
  • No. 3 Alam would instead finish it with a 6-4, 6-2 win over No. 4 F. Perez
  • Tamar was up a set and had won four straight games on court five while Santos was leading 5-4 in the second at the conclusion of the match

Coach's Corner

When asked about today's result, Head Coach Robert McAdoo had this to say: "Had some adversity today in doubles, and I loved it. The guys that needed the tough matches got them as well. We've got a tough test in front of us tomorrow, but we're looking forward to it!" 
 
Up Next

The Seahawks advance to the NAIA Semifinal where they will take on No. 2 Tennessee Wesleyan on Friday, May 16. First serve from the Mobile Tennis Center is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. CT.
 

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