Score: No. 1 Keiser Seahawks 7, Division II Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish 0
Records: No. 1 Keiser (15-1), Division II Palm Beach Atlantic (2-14)
Venue: Mitch Gornto Tennis Center
Location: West Palm Beach, Fla.
No. 1 Keiser women's tennis swept Palm Beach Atlantic 7-0 on Monday in West Palm Beach, Fla., improving to 15-1 on the season. The Seahawks claimed the doubles point by sweeping all three courts then swept all six singles courts to complete the shutout.
- No. 2 Violet Apisah and Patricia Apisah wasted no time on court one, dismantling Alina Hoermann and Virginia Borja 6-1 to put Keiser on the board first
- Ella Sahnis and Aline Aveiro followed on court two, taking down Elisa Buhagiar and Valeria Lopez 6-2 to push the Seahawks closer to the doubles point
- Lena Couto and Veronika Grydnieva sealed the doubles sweep on court three, edging Daniela Ortiz and Ciara Tarpey 7-6 (7-2) in the closest match of the afternoon
- Grydnieva got Keiser rolling in singles on court six, cruising past Tarpey 6-1, 6-1
- Sahnis kept the pressure on with a dominant 6-1, 6-1 win over Valeria Lopez on court three
- Aveiro was equally commanding on court five, blanking Ortiz 6-0, 6-0
- No. 1 V. Apisah dispatched Hoermann 6-0, 6-1
- No. 74 Couto closed out court four after Buhagiar retired, with Couto leading 6-2, 5-1 at the time
- P. Apisah capped the sweep on court two in the day's most competitive singles match, rallying past Borja 6-3, 4-6, 10-2
When asked about today's result, Head Coach
Daniel Finn had this to say: "I'm happy with how the girls played today. Today the objective was never about the opponent but our own selves and how focused we could be in our execution. Solid effort today."
The Seahawks will wrap up conference play on Friday and Saturday with matches at Ave Maria and then at home against Florida National for senior day.
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