NAIA National Tournament Semifinal
Score: No. 3 Keiser Seahawks 4, No. 3 Tennessee Wesleyan Bulldogs 2
Records:Â Keiser (18-2), Tennessee Wesleyan (16-3)
Venue:Â Mobile Tennis Center
Location:Â Mobile, Ala.
For a second consecutive season, No. 3 Keiser men's tennis defeated No. 2 Tennessee Wesleyan in the NAIA National Tournament Semifinal. The Bulldogs took the doubles point with wins on courts two and three. In singles, Keiser grabbed three points on courts one, two, and four before TWU countered with a point on court five. KU would get the final point on court six to clinch the win in a third decisive set.
- No. 31 Octavio Volpi and Juan Carlos Garcia won the first doubles match 6-0 on court two for the Bulldogs
- On court one, No. 32 Heber Santos and Gilad Tamar fought from behind to beat No.14 Agustin Gaia and Maceo Simpson 6-4 to even the match
- The third court would need a tiebreak that would go to TWU with No. 34 David Leon and Zoilo Rios winning 7-6(3) over Shaheed Alam and Simone Boscatto
- No. 41 Kilani tied the match at 1-1 with a 6-2, 6-4 win over No. 5 Volpi
- On court two, No. 3 Alam put the Seahawks in front with a 6-1, 6-4 win over No. 36 Garcia
- Strauss followed with a straight-set win on court four, defeating No. 12 Leon 6-3, 6-4
- TWU grabbed a point on court five as No. 75 Asier Pascual defeated Tamar 6-2, 1-6, 6-2
- After falling in a tight second-set tiebreak, Santos rallied in the third with a dominant 6-2 win in the third set to clinch the match for the Seahawks
When asked about today's result, Head CoachÂ
Robert McAdoo had this to say: "Man, this is special. This team has been through a lot this season. Losing at indoors. Underperforming in the regular season. Having one of our guys go down at one of our last practices before conference. To come back and dominate the conference tournament. Beat an incredible and confident Tennessee Wesleyan team in the semifinals. I am proud of these young men. Now we have one more chance to be great tomorrow."Â
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The Seahawks advance to the NAIA National Championship to face No. 1 Georgia Gwinnett on Saturday, May 17. First serve from the Mobile Tennis Center is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. CT.
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