Score: No. 1 Keiser Seahawks 4, No. 7 SCAD Savannah Bees 0
Records: No. 1 Keiser (12-1, 4-1 SUN), No. 7 SCAD Savannah (5-4, 3-2 SUN)
Venue: Bacon Tennis Center
Location: Savannah, Ga.
No. 1 Keiser women's tennis picked up its 12th win of the season Saturday, sweeping No. 7 SCAD-Savannah 4-0 at Bacon Tennis Center in Savannah. Keiser claimed the doubles point with wins on courts one and three. The Seahawks then carried their momentum into singles, winning on courts six and four before clinching the match on court one. With
Violet Apisah's win in singles, she became the all-time winningest singles player in Keiser history with her 108th win in singles. She has now totaled over 200 wins combined in singles and doubles.
- No. 2 Violet Apisah and Patricia Apisah got Keiser on the board first on court one, knocking off No. 7 Alessia Piccoliori and Asia Chum Liverani, 6-0
- Lena Couto and Alexandra Melnikova clinched the doubles point for the Seahawks on court three, defeating Clotilde Cobianchi and Jessica Johnson, 6-1
- Ella Sahnis and Aline Aveiro's match on court two was left unfinished at 3-3 against Erin Passmore and Nora Louko when the doubles point was secured
- Sahnis got the Seahawks on the board first in singles on court four, taking down Johnson, 6-0, 6-0
- Aveiro followed on court six, defeating Lauren Ulrich, 6-0, 6-0
- No. 1 Apisah sealed the match on court one, knocking off No. 7 Piccoliori, 6-1, 6-3
- With the match decided, courts two, three, and five were suspended
- Melnikova led Liverani 6-1, 4-5, P. Apisah led Louko 6-1, 1-2, and No. 74 Couto led No. 38 Adeline Flanagan 6-2, 2-1
When asked about today's result, Head Coach
Daniel Finn had this to say: "Team effort today. They had business on their mind from the start. I'm happy with the level of focus the girls brought out today. Not necessarily the easiest conditions today with some crazy wind and colder weather, but for the girls to stay locked in and focused is nice to see. This was meant to be a business trip, and I think they did a good job of taking care of it."
On Violet reaching another historic milestone, "I probably sound like a broken record at this point, but it's pretty clear. She is the best to ever do it in our colors. Anyone that would disagree doesn't understand the sport. Crazy stat for her achieving 200 career wins, but to do it playing the number one spot speaks even more volumes about how special of a player she is for our program."
Keiser returns to the courts on Wednesday, April 1 with a matchup against Division II No. 1 Barry. First serve from the Buccaneer Tennis Center is set for 2:00 p.m.
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