Box Score
CHARLOTTE, N.C.- The Queens University of Charlotte women's tennis team, ranked 39th nationally, dominated Mars Hill in their season opener. The Royals took the match 9-0 to start the season 1-0 in both conference and overall while Mars Hill moved to 4-2 on the year and 0-1 in the South Atlantic Conference.
"I thought this was a solid overall performance from our team," said Head Coach
Billy Boykin. "Mars Hill made us compete at every spot and our girls responded with good play. We will work to clean a few things up this week at practice and are excited for more competition."
The Royals started the day strong with a 3-0 sweep of the doubles.
Caroline Nielsen and
Hannah Lehfeldt earned the first doubles point with an 8-2 victory over Sophia Pelaez and Hannah Hill on court three.
Carlotta Nassi and
Ana Bolson soon followed with another 8-2 win over Evan Lake and Jade Henke.
Marta Gonzalez and
Melissa Laing secured the final doubles point, claiming the number one slot in a tense 8-7 win over Jasha Geerwink and Dante Hart.
In singles play the Royals put in an equally dominant display with victories on all courts. Nassi and Gonzalez both won with scores of 6-2, 6-0 on courts one and two, respectively, while Lehfeldt and Nielsen each dropped just one game claiming the fourth and sixth courts 6-1, 6-0. Fornies put in a strong performance to claim court five 6-3, 6-0, and Laing battled through a tough first set to end the day with a score of 7-6, 6-2.
The Royals will be back in action at Johnson C. Smith on Feb. 15, for a 1 p.m., start time.
Doubles:
1.
Marta Gonzalez/
Melissa Laing (QU) def. Jasha Geerdink/Dante Hart (MHU) 8-7
2.
Carlotta Nassi/
Ana Bolson (QU) def. Evan Lake/Jade Henke (MHU) 8-2
3.
Caroline Nielsen/
Hannah Lehfeldt (QU) def. Sohia Pelaez/Hannah Hill (MHU) 8-2
Singles:
1.
Carlotta Nassi (QU) def. Jasha Geerdink (MHU) 6-2, 6-0
2.
Marta Gonzalez (QU) def. Evan Lake (MHU) 6-2, 6-0
3.
Melissa Laing (QU) def. Dante Hart (MHU) 7-6, 6-2
4.
Caroline Nielsen (QU) def. Jade Henke (MHU) 6-0, 6-1
5.
Isabel Fornies (QU) def. Sophia Pelaez (MHU) 6-3, 6-0
6.
Hannah Lehfeldt (QU) def. Dani Potts (MHU) 6-0, 6-1
