Keiser University Athletics issued the following announcement on Oct. 27.
Box Score MATCH INFORMATION
Score: Keiser 7, Palm Beach Atlantic 0
Records: Keiser (1-0), Palm Beach Atlantic (0-1)
Location: West Palm Beach, Fla.
Venue: Mitch Gornto Tennis Center
MATCH SUMMARY
Keiser University defeated Division Two Palm Beach Atlantic by the final score of 7-0 on Wednesday afternoon. The Seahawks dropped only one set en route to their big win.
KU's victory over the Sailfish is the first since 2013 when PBA was still a member of the NAIA.
DOUBLES
Keiser had the advantage on court one when Yassir Kilani and Geronimo Barrios won 6-3 over Rodolfo Hasegawa and Erik Carlsten.
Bart Nouws and Juan Marrero took care of business on the third doubles spot with a 7-5 victory to clinch the doubles point.
On court two, Luke Simkiss and Charly Zick finished their match with a score of 6-4 to complete the doubles sweep.
SINGLES
Jesse Den Hartog made quick work of his opponent on court six with a 6-1, 6-0 victory.
Shortly after, Kilani increased the KU lead to 3-0 with a 6-3, 6-3 win on court two.
Simkiss clinched the match for Keiser with a 7-5, 6-2 win on the first court.
The Seahawks continued to dominate the Sailfish as Nouws won 6-3, 6-4, and Barrios won 6-4, 6-3.
PBA picked up their only set of the day on court four before Zick bounced back with a 5-7, 6-4, 1-0(5) win to secure the shutout.
COACH'S CORNER
Head Coach Daniel Finn said, "Good win today by the boys. Happy to play well against an in-town school. We came out highly focused early on and played well in the important moments. As happy as we are with the score, there's still plenty of work that needs to be done if we want to get to where we need to be in the future. Overall, happy with the performance today, but ready to get back to work and prepare for the tournament next week."
UP NEXT
The Seahawks will travel down to Miami Shores, Fla. for the Barry Invitational on Nov. 6-7.
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