CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Queens University of Charlotte men's tennis team, ranked No. 19 in the latest Oracle/ITA National Poll, opened South Atlantic Conference play with a 7-0 shutout of Mars Hill University on Sunday afternoon at the Howard Levine Tennis Center.

"This was a ood opening weekend for our team," said Queens Head Tennis Coach Billy Boykin. "We will learn from these matches and keep working to improve."
 
The Royals won all three doubles matches, beginning with a 6-1 victory at No. 2 by the duo of Isabel Fornies and Caity Klaassen. The No. 3 team of Kate Halickman and Hannah Lehfeldt won 6-2 followed by a 6-4 win at No. 1 by Katya Khramstova and Viktorija Veselinova.
 
Sophomore Yana Fleyer started singles play with a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 1, while fellow sophomore Sasha Davidzenka was a 6-1, 6-0 winner in the No. 2 spot. Veselinova's 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 5 gave Queens the fourth point it needed to secure the match win.
 
Queens completed the shutout with wins from Fornies (6-2, 6-2), Klaassen (6-1, 6-0) and Khramstova (4-6, 6-1, 10-1).
 
Queens has nearly two weeks away from competition before traveling to Newberry, S.C. for a neutral site matchup with No. 25 Georgia College at 1 p.m.
 
 
#19 Queens University of Charlotte 7, Mars Hill University 0
 
Singles competition
1. #43 Yana Fleyer (QUEENS) def. Evan Lake (MHUW) 6-0, 6-0
2. Sasha Davidzenka (QUEENS) def. Sophia Pelaez (MHUW) 6-1, 6-0
3. Isabel Fornies (QUEENS) def. Julianne Launay (MHUW) 6-2, 6-2
4. Katya Khramstova (QUEENS) def. Victoria Franklin (MHUW) 4-6, 6-1, 10-1
5. Viktorija Veselinova (QUEENS) def. Haley Steinkamp (MHUW) 6-1, 6-1
6. Caity Klaassen (QUEENS) def. Emma Horner (MHUW) 6-1, 6-0
 
Doubles competition
1. Katya Khramstova/Viktorija Veselinova (QUEENS) def. Evan Lake/Julianne Launay (MHUW) 6-4
2. Isabel Fornies/Caity Klaassen (QUEENS) def. Sophia Pelaez/Haley Steinkamp (MHUW) 6-1
3. Kate Halickman/Hannah Lehfeldt (QUEENS) def. Victoria Franklin/Emma Horner (MHUW) 6-2
 
Match Notes:
Mars Hill University 6-2, 0-1 SAC
Queens University of Charlotte 2-0, 1-0 SAC; National ranking #19; Regional ranking #6
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (1,2,5,3,6,4)