CHARLOTTE, N.C.– The 15th-ranked Queens University of Charlotte secured a share of its second consecutive South Atlantic Conference Regular Season Championship, picking up an 8-1 win over Carson-Newman University. The Royals also defeated Johnson C. Smith University 9-0 on Saturday night at the Queens Sports Complex.
 
The two wins helped Queens finish 11-3 overall, while the win over CNU gave the Royals a 9-1 conference record. Queens and Wingate University finished in a tie for first place atop the league standings, but a head-to-head win over the Bulldogs on March 31 gave the Royals an edge in a tiebreaker scenario.

"We are really proud of these guys. We've battled through so much adversity this season," said Head Coach Billy Boykin. "This team has shown tremendous fight all year and some real nerve. They leave it all out on the court and they always stand by one another."
 
Queens will be the No. 1 overall seed in next week's South Atlantic Conference Men's Tennis Championship and will host No. 8 seed Coker College on Wednesday, April 18 in Charlotte.
 
The Royals also honored its two-member senior class in Alvaro De La Osa and Andor Vas in a pre-match ceremony. Vas' 34 career singles wins rank him in a tie for 7th overall in Queens history, while his 53 career wins in doubles play are third highest mark in the program.

"We've had amazing senior leadership this year. Andor and Alvaro have been a stabilizing force for our young group," Boykin continued. "They are both fantastic guys and genuinely care for the well-being of their teammates. They mean a great deal to our program and we wil miss both of them so much. We will miss their leadership."
 
Match One: #15 Queens University of Charlotte 8, Carson-Newman University 1

Queens began the afternoon by sweeping doubles play over the Eagles as freshman Kasper Rolfsen and sophomore Eugeno Zanasi got things started with an 8-4 win as the No. 3 duo.
 
Sophomores Agustin Aran Martin and Sebastian Meum followed with an 8-5 doubles win at No. 2, before the sophomore tandem of Julian Bosch and Joel Dunlap secured an 8-7 (10-2) win in the top position.
 
Dunlap kicked off singles competition with a convincing 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 5. Aran Martin, the nation's 54th-ranked singles player, moved his current win streak to 10 matches in a row with a 6-1, 6-0 victory of his own at the No. 2 singles player.
 
Carson-Newman tallied its lone points with a win at No. 3 before Rolfsen collected a 6-3, 6-3 win as the No. 4 player. Bosch won 6-2, 6-4 at No. 1 and Zanasi was a 7-5, 7-6 winner at No. 6 to seal the match win for the Royals.
 
Singles competition
1. Julian Bosch (QUMTN) def. Gabriel Dabdab (C-N) 6-2, 6-4
2. #54 Agustin Aran Martin (QUMTN) def. Rodolfo Schwarz (C-N) 6-1, 6-0
3. Marc Bantel (C-N) def. Sebastian Meum (QUMTN) 7-6 (10-4), 6-3
4. Kasper Rolfsen (QUMTN) def. Taylor Barie (C-N) 6-3, 6-3
5. Joel Dunlap (QUMTN) def. Kevin Mendes (C-N) 6-1, 6-0
6. Eugeno Zanasi (QUMTN) def. Jesus Bacete (C-N) 7-5, 7-6
 
Doubles competition
1. Julian Bosch/Joel Dunlap (QUMTN) def. Rodolfo Schwarz/Kevin Mendes (C-N) 8-7 (10-2)
2. Agustin Aran Martin/Sebastian Meum (QUMTN) def. Gabriel Dabdab/Jesus Bacete (C-N) 8-5
3. Kasper Rolfsen/Eugeno Zanasi (QUMTN) def. Marc Bantel/Taylor Barie (C-N) 8-4
 
Match Notes:
Carson-Newman University 3-13, 1-9 SAC
Queens University of Charlotte 10-3, 9-1 SAC; National ranking #15; Regional ranking #5
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (5,2,3,4,1,6)
 
Match Two: #15 Queens University of Charlotte 9, Johnson C. Smith University 0
 
The Royals ended the day with a clean sweep of the Golden Bulls from Johnson C. Smith to run their regular season winning streak to eight matches in a row.
 
Dunlap and Meum were given the first point of the match for Queens in doubles competition as JCSU lost by forfeit. Junior Jordan Owens and Rolfsen teamed together for an 8-0 win at No. 2, followed by an 8-2 victory at No. 1 by Bosch and Zanasi.
 
Queens continued to roll in singles play as Dunlap picked up a victory by way of forfeit at No. 6. Zanasi was dominate in his 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 4, while Bosch was also a 6-0, 6-0 winner in the No. 1 singles slot.
 
Rolfsen (6-0, 6-1) and Meum (6-1, 6-0) collected victories at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively, before Owens ended the match with a 6-2, 6-0 victory at No. 5.
 
Singles competition
1. Julian Bosch (QUMTN) def. Desire Johnson (JCSU-M) 6-0, 6-0
2. Kasper Rolfsen (QUMTN) def. Marlowe Anderson (JCSU-M) 6-0, 6-1
3. Sebastian Meum (QUMTN) def. Cameron Hyman (JCSU-M) 6-1, 6-0
4. Eugeno Zanasi (QUMTN) def. Eric Lopez (JCSU-M) 6-0, 6-0
5. Jordan Owens (QUMTN) def. Gerald Miller (JCSU-M) 6-2, 6-0
6. Joel Dunlap (QUMTN) def. No player (JCSU-M), by forfeit
 
Doubles competition
1. Julian Bosch/Eugeno Zanasi (QUMTN) def. Desire Johnson/Marlowe Anderson (JCSU-M) 8-2
2. Jordan Owens/Kasper Rolfsen (QUMTN) def. Eric Lopez/Cameron Hyman (JCSU-M) 8-0
3. Joel Dunlap/Sebastian Meum (QUMTN) def. No player/No player (JCSU-M), by forfeit
 
Match Notes:
Johnson C. Smith University 2-18
Queens University of Charlotte 11-3; National ranking #15; Regional ranking #5
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (6,4,1,2,3,5)