Score: No. 1 Keiser Seahawks 4, No. 2 Lindsey Wilson Blue Raiders 1
Records: No. 1 Keiser (24-1), No. 2 Lindsey Wilson (17-2)
Venue: Mobile Tennis Center
Location: Mobile, Ala.
No. 1 Keiser women's tennis captured the NAIA National Championship with a 4-1 victory over No. 2 Lindsey Wilson on Friday at the Mobile Tennis Center, finishing the season at 24-1, the most wins in a season in program history. The Seahawks lost the doubles point after winning on court one but rallied in singles with wins on the top four flights to claim the program's first national title since 2003, when the school competed as Northwood.
Following the match,
Violet Apisah was named the Marvin P. Richmond Outstanding Performer and head coach
Daniel Finn was named NAIA Coach of the Year.
- No. 1 Violet Apisah and Patricia Apisah opened doubles with a win on court one, knocking off No. 3 Heyka Rodriguez and Javiera Verdugo 6-0
- No. 38 Blanca Trillo and Mariangeles Mateu tied it for Lindsey Wilson on court three, edging No. 26 Alexandra Melnikova and Lena Couto 6-4
- On court two, No. 6 Martina Cortal and Mayra Gisone secured the doubles point, slipping past Ella Sahnis and Aline Aveiro 7-5
- No. 68 P. Apisah tied the match at 1-1 court three, blanking No. 42 Mateu 6-0, 6-1
- Sahnis kept the momentum going on court four, shutting out No. 12 Verdugo 6-0, 6-3
- No. 1 V. Apisah closed out her senior campaign on court one, dismissing No. 9 Gisone 6-1, 6-3
- No. 17 Melnikova sealed the national championship on court two, taking down No. 51 Cortal 6-3, 6-1
- Courts five and six were not completed when the match was clinched; Aveiro was leading Trillo 6-4, 1-4, and No. 52 Couto and Rodriguez had just started the third set
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