Score: No. 1 Keiser Seahawks 4, Division II No. 14 Lynn Fighting Knights 0
Records: No. 1 Keiser (11-1), Division II No. 14 Lynn (8-7)
Venue: Perper Tennis Complex
Location: Boca Raton, Fla.
No. 1 Keiser women's tennis swept to a 4-0 victory over Division II No. 14 Lynn on Wednesday at the Perper Tennis Complex in Boca Raton, improving to 11-1 on the season. The Seahawks secured the doubles point on courts one and three, then ran the table in singles with all three completed matches going Keiser's way.
- Alexandra Melnikova and Lena Couto got Keiser on the board first on court three, knocking off Hailey Lizano and Jessica Franke 6-2
- No. 2 Patricia Apisah and Violet Apisah clinched the doubles point on court one, dispatching Carla Galmiche and Meadow Garcia 6-3 to put Keiser ahead 1-0
- Court two between Ella Sahnis and Aline Aveiro and the Lynn duo of Kristin Younes and Lea Cakarevic was left unfinished with Keiser leading 4-3
- No. 1 V. Apisah wasted no time on court one, cruising past Younes 6-0, 6-4 to give Keiser its first singles point of the afternoon
- No. 35 Melnikova kept the momentum rolling on court two, dismissing Galmiche 6-3, 6-2 to push the Seahawks' lead to 3-0
- No. 55 Patricia Apisah sealed the match on court three in a battle, rallying past Garcia 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 to clinch the victory for Keiser
- With the match decided, courts four, five, and six were left unfinished
- Sahnis led Lizano 6-1, 1-0; No. 33 Couto trailed Cakarevic 2-4 in the first set; and Aveiro had yet to take the court
When asked about today's result, Head Coach
Daniel Finn had this to say: "That's more like our brand of tennis today. High energy and intense focus from start to finish. I'm not going to sit here and tell you that we played our best tennis but I'll live with the play today. Especially proud of the seniors today walking it off in singles and leading this group with their play and mentality."
On the response from the team after Saturday, "There was a clear message sent by me and the coaching staff that we will keep in-house. However, more important was the message sent by the captain and leaders of the team. They had their own meeting and let their own standards be known that an effort like the loss on Saturday isn't acceptable. Today was a statement response. Now back to work."
Keiser hits the road for Georgia for a pair of Sun Conference opponents beginning with No. 25 Coastal Georgia on Friday in Brunswick. First serve from the Marta B. Torrey Tennis Center is set for 2:00 p.m.
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