AVE MARIA, Fla.- The Ave Maria University men's tennis team took on the powerhouse of The Sun Conference on Saturday afternoon, taking on the Keiser University Seahawks at the AMU Tennis Facility. Keiser, the NAIA's number four team in the nation, won each of the nine matches played on Saturday, and claimed a 7-0 victory over the Gyrenes.

In doubles action, the match at the top spot came down to the wire. Nicholas Hofmeister and Luca Cirenza took Keiser's team of Geronimo Barrios and Toru Horie to the tiebreaker, but the Seahawk duo emerged victorious. The team of Luke Simkiss and Fred Oervad picked up a win at number two, 6-0, over Felipe Amorim and Guilherme Bento, while the duo of Bart Nouws and Jesse Den Hartog earned a 6-2 win over Carlos Thireau and Alejandro Viedma at the number three spot.

All six singles matches ended in two sets, with the following results:
#1: Simkiss d. Bento, 6-1, 6-1
#2: Horie d. Hofmeister, 6-1, 6-3
#3: Barrios d. Thireau, 6-0, 6-0
#4: Oervad d. Cirenza, 6-4, 6-1
#5: Charly Zick d. Viedma, 6-3, 6-2
#6: Den Hartog d. Amorim, 6-2, 6-1

Next week will be a busy one for the Gyrenes, who will play four matches in a span of eight days. The stretch begins on Tuesday with a ranked opponent in Indiana Wesleyan University. The Gyrenes, who are receiving votes in the newest NAIA Coaches' Poll, will take on the Wildcats of Indiana Wesleyan University, who are ranked tenth in the nation. The match will take place on the campus of Webber International University in Babson Park, and is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m.