CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Queens University of Charlotte men's and women's tennis teams crossed town today to open their season against the Golden Bulls of Johnson C. Smith. Both teams flexed their muscles early and picked up wins with the men taking their match 9-0 and the women by the score of 7-2.
 
Men's team
 
The Royals swept the Golden Bulls 9-0 with no matches going more than the two sets. Picking up 8-0 wins in doubles were the pairings of Zachary Williams and Ole-Jacob Meum, and Will Roberson and Andre Bafume. The number one pair of Ignacio Casali and Jules Athalis also picked up a victory by the score of 8-4.
 
In singles the men picked up their dominant performance with match going longer than the two sets needed. Adding wins for the Royals were Athalis, Lucas Okita, Williams, Roberson, Sean Harris and Nizar Kuseybi.
 
Women's team
 
Opening the match for the women was an 8-0 victory by the number one pairing of Christina Rustscheff and Melissa Laing. Adding to their performance were wins by the pairings of Claire Hamilton and Jaclyn Rock (8-1), and Paige Earnest and Hannah Pressley (8-2).
 
The women also picked up four points in singles with Rock, Hamilton, Jessee Clauson, and Farina Rafiq all winning in two sets.
 
Both men's and women's teams are 1-0 on the year and the men play next when they host Winston-Salem State this Saturday at 2 p.m. at Freedom Park.