Royals Hall of Fame
Christiaan Lee-Daigle is the second men’s tennis player to be inducted into the Queens Athletics Hall of Fame. The Tecumseh, Ontario, Canada native posted a 58-18 singles record as a Royal.
Lee-Daigle is a four-time Conference Carolinas All-Conference First Teamer who also earned Freshman of the Year honors in 2009 and Player of the Year honors in 2011. Additionally, the 2010 conference tournament champion was a two-time academic all-conference honoree. In 2011, he was also named DII Conference Carolinas Men’s Tennis Player of the Week during the regular season, leading the Royals to a Conference Carolinas Championship title while also earning Conference MVP honors. Lee-Daigle capped his career at Queens earning the 2012 Queens Senior Male Student-Athlete of the Year Award.
Nationally, Lee-Daigle finished fourth at the National Small College Championships in 2011 after winning the Division II ITA Regional Singles event. Additionally, he ranked as high as seventh in singles play and 15th in doubles. Following graduation, Lee-Daigle tested his skills at the professional level competing in the US Open National Playoffs/Men's Sectional Qualifying. He fell just one match away from competing for a spot in the 2012 US Open.
Lee-Daigle majored in business marketing with a minor in French while at Queens. Currently, he is the senior tennis professional at Charlotte Country Club. He and his wife, Sam, have two girls, Quinn (5) and Riley (2). He enjoys golf with friends and pickleball with his wife.
