MOBILE, Ala. – [BRACKET | SCHEDULE] Top-seeded Georgia Gwinnett swept its way into the championship contest while second-seed Keiser (Fla.) narrowly edged past the three seed, Xavier (La.), on Friday (May 21) morning at the Mobile Tennis Center, setting the stage for a third-straight matchup between the Grizzlies and Seahawks in a battle for the red banner. The match's first serve comes at 9 a.m. Saturday morning.

Semifinal Round Notes / Highlights

MATCH 21 | #1 Georgia Gwinnett (21-0) def.  #4 Indiana Wesleyan (33-4), 4-0

• Making its first-ever national semifinal appearance, Indiana Wesleyan dropped the second and third doubles by matching scores, 6-3, allowing the Grizzlies to take a 1-0 lead into singles play.

• The top of the GGC lineup dominated, allowing the Wildcats just one set victory at the second and third flights, with Iryna Lysykh running away with a 6-0, 6-0 sweep at three.

• Marta Maestro's 6-1, 6-3 win at the five spot clinched the contest for Georgia Gwinnett.

» Georgia Gwinnett advances to its seventh-consecutive National Championship final round (seventh overall).

MATCH 22 | #2 Kesier (Fla.) (22-4) def. #3 Xavier (La.) (21-6), 4-3

• In a marathon contest that lasted over 4:30, Kesier's Alisha Hussian weathered a second-set comeback from Angela Charles-Alfred, clinching the contest for the Seahawks with a 7-6 (7-2), 3-6, 6-3 victory.

• Keiser needed its third flight tandem of Hannah Lairmore and Sarah Schaerer to come up with a tie-break victory to deliver the doubles point, 7-6 (7-3).

• Back-to-back bookend victories from the top and bottom flight notched the contest at two apiece when Valentina Largacha (0-6, 6-4, 6-2) and Kyra Akinnibi (6-3, 5-7, 6-3) notched wins at six and one, respectively.

• Farah Baklouti's 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 win at the four gave the Gold Nuggets a 3-2 lead, but Keiser responded with a Hannah Lairmore 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 win at the two slot knotting the contest at three apiece.

• Five of the six singles matchups went three sets - XULA won three of them, but Keiser won the last two.

• The match was the tournament's second contest to go the full seven points.
» Keiser (Fla.) advances to its third-consecutive National Championship final round (third overall).