{"id":674036,"date":"2026-05-16T04:46:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T04:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/674036\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T04:46:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T04:46:14","slug":"no-1-womens-tennis-advances-to-national-championship-following-4-2-win-over-no-5-william-carey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/674036\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 1 Women’s Tennis Advances to National Championship Following 4-2 Win over No. 5 William Carey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n


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Next Match:<\/p>\n

vs. No. 2 Lindsey Wilson University (Ky.)<\/p>\n

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\n May. 16 (Sat) \/ 1:00 PM CT \/ 2:00 PM ET \n <\/p>\n

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\n vs.\u00a0No. 2 Lindsey Wilson University (Ky.) \n <\/p>\n

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\"match
\nScore: No. 1 Keiser Seahawks 4, No. 5 William Carey Crusaders 2

\nRecords:\u00a0No. 1 Keiser (23-1), No. 5 William Carey (17-2)

\nVenue:\u00a0Mobile Tennis Center

\nLocation:\u00a0Mobile, Ala.<\/p>\n

\"match<\/p>\n

No. 1 Keiser women’s tennis\u00a0outlasted No. 5 William Carey 4-2 in the semifinal of the NAIA National Tournament on Friday at the Mobile Tennis Center, improving to 23-1 on the season. The Seahawks won the doubles point on courts one and two, then weathered a competitive singles session to punch their ticket to the final by winning on courts one, three, and six.<\/p>\n

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\n\tNo. 52 Couto got Keiser on the board first in singles on court six, dismissing Lin 6-0, 6-2
\n\tSahnis kept the momentum going on court four, nearly blanking No. 75 Abarkane 6-0, 6-1
\n\tChang pulled one back for William Carey on court five, taking down Aveiro 6-2, 6-1
\n\tOn court three,\u00a0No. 23 Lechuaga brought it closer, topping\u00a0No. 68 P.\u00a0Apisah 6-1, 6-2
\n\tNo. 1 V.\u00a0Apisah sealed the match on court one, dispatching No. 3 Vieten 6-1, 6-4
\n\tNo. 17 Melnikova was leading\u00a0No. 8 Kang 6-4, 0-4 when the match was clinched <\/p>\n

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\nWhen asked about today’s result, Head Coach\u00a0Daniel Finn<\/a>\u00a0had this to say:\u00a0“Happy with today’s performance. William Carey is a very good team, and for us to be able to get on and off the court efficiently was important. They’ve even been ranked No. 1 in the ITA poll. The girls did a great job getting through doubles and then came out strong in singles to finish the job. Now it’s all about resting, recovering, and getting ready to do it again tomorrow.”<\/p>\n


\nOn message to the team heading into tomorrow’s match: “Nothing changes for us. It’s another match, and we need to approach it that way regardless of whether we’ve been here before or not.”

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\"Up<\/p>\n

Keiser moves on to the NAIA National Championship Match for the eighth consecutive season but will finally see a new face in the final as they will face No. 2 Lindsey Wilson on Saturday afternoon.\u00a0First serve from the Mobile Tennis Center is set for 1:00 p.m. CT

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