BOCA RATON, Fla. – Senior Giorgia Pigato earned a three-set win at No. 5 singles to lift the sixth-ranked Lynn University women's tennis team to a 4-3 win in its season opener over NAIA No. 2 Keiser, Thursday afternoon.
 
Match Scorecard
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Host: Lynn 4 (1-0) Keiser 3 (5-1)
Location: Perper Tennis Complex | Boca Raton, Florida
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The loss is the first for Keiser (5-1), which defeated NCAA Division II No. 1 ranked Barry (4-3) and No. 3 Saint Leo (5-2) earlier this spring
- All five of Keiser's wins this spring have come against teams ranked inside the top-15
- Keiser's lineup featured four nationally ranked singles players
- The Seahawks took an early 1-0 lead after winning 2-of-3 doubles matches
- Pigato and freshman Salma Djoubri defeated Elyse Lavender and Vanja Vidanovuc at No. 2 doubles, 6-3
- In No. 1 singles, Djoubri earned a win over Lavender after she retired from the match
- No. 1 ranked Violet Apisah defeated freshman Kristen Younes 6-1, 6-1 in the second singles flight
- No. 2 ranked Yvette Schmucker downed sophomore Zofio Podbiol 7-6 (7-4), 6-0 in the fourth singles flight
- Sophomore Greta Schieroni captured a 6-2, 6-1 win over Ksenija Vujacic at No. 3 singles
- Freshman Dolores Molina posted a 6-3, 6-2 win over No. 37-ranked Florencia Araya
- Pigato sealed the match win with a 6-0, 5-7, 6-1 victory over the nation's 11^th-ranked player Isabella Perez Flores
 
UP NEXT:
- Lynn returns to action next Wednesday when it travels to No. 2 ranked Nova Southeastern at 2:00 pm