Hickory, N.C. – It was a perfect 9-0 match for the No. 45th-ranked Queens University of Charlotte women's tennis team on Friday, February 26, 2016. The Royals would defeat Lenoir-Rhyne in the match who would drop to a 5-5 record on the year and a 1-1 record in conference play. Queens maintained an unbeaten run to start conference seeing their way to a 2-0 record while advancing to 4-1 overall.
The Royals started the day with a sweep through doubles seeing a building performance as the team worked its way through the courts. Court one went 8-5 with
Melissa Laing and
Carlotta Nassi taking the match victory.
Caroline Nielsen and
Marta Gonzalez went 8-3 on court two while
Claire Hamilton and
Hannah Lehfeldt secured court three with an 8-1 score.
The continued success saw its way into the singles play as five courts concluded in two sets. Nassi and Nielsen would only drop two games in their matchups. Nassi found a 6-2, 6-0 score on court one while Nielsen went 6-0, 6-2 for court four. It was equal 6-2 sets for Gonzalez as she met Marta Escanero Funes on court two. Hamilton rounded out court five against Taylor Fredrickson with a 6-2, 6-4 score and
Hannah Lehfeldt went 6-0 against Jessica Rumple for court six. Laing took the No. 3 singles point against Julia Ponomareya find a 3-6, 7-5, 1-0 win.
The Royals will host their first home match of the year against Anderson. The match on Sunday, February 28 will begin at 1 p.m., at Freedom Park.
#45 Queens def. Lenoir-Rhyne 9-0
Doubles:
1.
Melissa Laing/
Carlotta Nassi (QUW16) def. Dominique Bruce/Marta Escanero Funes (LR) 8-5
2.
Caroline Nielsen/
Marta Gonzalez (QUW16) def. Julia Ponomareva/Lucy Stofberg (LR) 8-3
3.
Claire Hamilton/
Hannah Lehfeldt (QUW16) def. Taylor Fredrickson/Jessica Rumple (LR) 8-1
Singles:
1. #44
Carlotta Nassi (QUW16) def. Dominique Bruce (LR) 6-2, 6-0
2.
Marta Gonzalez (QUW16) def. Marta Escanero Funes (LR) 6-2, 6-2
3.
Melissa Laing (QUW16) def. Julia Ponomareva (LR) 3-6, 7-5, 1-0
4.
Caroline Nielsen (QUW16) def. Lucy Stofberg (LR) 6-0, 6-2
5.
Claire Hamilton (QUW16) def. Taylor Fredrickson (LR) 6-2, 6-4
6.
Hannah Lehfeldt (QUW16) def. Jessica Rumple (LR) 6-0
