CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The No. 16 Queens University of Charlotte women's tennis team collected its third straight South Atlantic Conference win, defeating Newberry College 7-0 on Saturday at the Howard Levine Tennis Center.
Queens won all three matchups in doubles play, beginning with a dominating 6-0 win by the nation's No. 11 duo of
Sasha Davidzenka and
Yana Fleyer. The team of
Isabel Fornies and
Viktorija Veselinova won 6-3, while the tandem of
Caity Klaassen and
Hannah Lehfeldt were 7-6 (7-2) winners.
Lehfeldt kicked off singles play with a 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 6, followed by a 6-1, 6-2 win from Fornies in the third flight. Davidzenka, the No. 69 singles player in the nation, was a 6-1, 6-3 winner.
Fleyer pulled a 6-2, 7-6 (7-3) upset over the nation's 73
rd-ranked singles player, while Klaassen and Veselinova finished off the sweep with wins at No. 5 and No. 4, respectively.
The Royal go out of conference for their next match as they hit the road to take on No. 41 USC Aiken on Monday, April 8 in Aiken, S.C.
#16 Queens University of Charlotte 7, Newberry 0
Singles competition
1.
Yana Fleyer (QUEENSW) def. #73 Elisa Aguirre (NBY) 6-2, 7-6 (7-3)
2. #69
Sasha Davidzenka (QUEENSW) def. Frederike Klein (NBY) 6-1, 6-3
3.
Isabel Fornies (QUEENSW) def. Lucy Spice (NBY) 6-1, 6-3
4.
Viktorija Veselinova (QUEENSW) def. Amy Griffiths (NBY) 6-3, 5-7, 10-4
5.
Caity Klaassen (QUEENSW) def. Lucia Davila (NBY) 6-3, 7-5
6.
Hannah Lehfeldt (QUEENSW) def. Madison Conwell (NBY) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. #11
Sasha Davidzenka/
Yana Fleyer (QUEENSW) def. Elisa Aguirre/Marta Gomar (NBY) 6-0
2.
Isabel Fornies/
Viktorija Veselinova (QUEENSW) def. Frederike Klein/Lucy Spice (NBY) 6-3
3.
Caity Klaassen/
Hannah Lehfeldt (QUEENSW) def. Lucia Davila/Amy Griffiths (NBY) 7-6 (7-2)
Match Notes:
Newberry 9-11, 2-6 SAC; Regional ranking #9
Queens University of Charlotte 12-3, 7-2 SAC; National ranking #16; Regional ranking #6
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (6,3,2,1,5,4)