CHARLOTTE, N.C. – For the second straight match and fifth time overall this season, the No. 38 Queens University of Charlotte women's tennis team picked up a 9-0 win over South Atlantic Conference foe Catawba College on Tuesday afternoon at the Queens Sports Complex.
 
The freshman duo of Yana Fleyer and Sasha Davidzenka got the day started with an 8-1 win in the No. 2 double position, followed by an 8-1 win at No. 3 from the tandem of senior Caroline Nielsen and junior Hannah Lehfeldt. The team of senior Carlotta Nassi and sophomore Isabel Fornies won 8-2 playing at No. 1 for the second consecutive match to put Queens ahead 3-0.
 
Fornies made quick work of her opponent in the No. 6 singles slot, winning 6-1, 6-0, before Lehfeldt sealed the match win for the Royals with a 6-4, 6-0 victory at No. 5.
 
Davidzenka (6-2, 6-2) and Nielsen (6-0, 6-1) also needed just two sets to win at No. 4 and No. 3, respectively, while Fleyer improved to a perfect 10-0 on the season with a 6-3, 6-1 decision in the No. 2 position.
 
Nassi collected the team's final point, winning 6-1 in the first set before her opponent was forced to retire during a second set tiebreaker with the senior ahead 3-1.
 
Queens' three-match homestand continues on Thursday, March 29, when the team hosts Coker College at 2 p.m.
 
#38 Queens University of Charlotte 9, Catawba 0
 
Singles competition
1. Carlotta Nassi (QUWTN) def. Erisa Onchi (CATW) 6-1, 6-6 (3-1), retired
2. Yana Fleyer (QUWTN) def. Sophie Hirsch (CATW) 6-3, 6-1
3. Caroline Nielsen (QUWTN) def. Olivia Wooldridge (CATW) 6-0, 6-1
4. Sasha Davidzenka (QUWTN) def. Kristen Rocko (CATW) 6-2, 6-2
5. Hannah Lehfeldt (QUWTN) def. Emily Corcoran (CATW) 6-4, 6-0
6. Isabel Fornies (QUWTN) def. Kirsten Saltus (CATW) 6-1, 6-0
 
Doubles competition
1. Isabel Fornies/Carlotta Nassi (QUWTN) def. Erisa Onchi/Olivia Wooldridge (CATW) 8-2
2. Sasha Davidzenka/Yana Fleyer (QUWTN) def. Isabel Benoit/Sophie Hirsch (CATW) 8-1
3. Hannah Lehfeldt/Caroline Nielsen (QUWTN) def. Emily Corcoran/Kristen Rocko (CATW) 8-1
 
Match Notes:
Catawba 3-8, 0-5 SAC
Queens University of Charlotte 9-1, 5-0 SAC; National ranking #38; Regional ranking #10
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (6,5,4,3,2,1)