ANDERSON, S.C. – The 21^st-ranked Queens University of Charlotte men's tennis team won its fifth straight match and second straight South Atlantic Conference contest with a 5-2 victory over Anderson University on Wednesday.
 
Queens won two of three doubles matches to earn the first point of the day, beginning with a 6-4 win by the top duo of Sebastian Meum and Kasper Rolfsen. The tandem of Jan Malmon and Edoardo Cecere won 7-5 in the No. 3 position to give the Royals the lead.
 
In singles play, Anderson quickly took the lead with wins at Nos. 3 and 1 before Cecere evened the match score with a 6-4, 6-2 win in the fourth position. Meum earned the match-clinching victory via a 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 battle at No.5, while sophomore Yoan Russinov won 6-1, 7-5 for the final point of the match.
 
The Royals have a few weeks away from competition before taking court against Lincoln Memorial University on Saturday, March 14 at the Howard Levine Tennis Center.
 
#21 Queens University of Charlotte 5, Anderson University 2
 
Singles competition
1. #23 Ignacio Bidegain (AUM) def. Agustin Aran Martin (QUEENSM) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
2. Edoardo Bottino (QUEENSM) def. Thomas Smalley (AUM) 6-0, 6-3
3. Adam Kush (AUM) def. Jan Malmon (QUEENSM) 7-6, 6-1
4. Edoardo Cecere (QUEENSM) def. Preston Morpeth (AUM) 6-4, 6-2
5. Sebastian Meum (QUEENSM) def. Aaron Cabo (AUM) 6-4, 4-6, 7-6
6. Yoan Russinov (QUEENSM) def. Jeffrey Dayton (AUM) 6-1, 7-5
 
Doubles competition
1. Sebastian Meum/Kasper Rolfsen (QUEENSM) def. Thomas Smalley/Adam Kush (AUM) 6-4
2. Ignacio Bidegain/Preston Morpeth (AUM) def. Agustin Aran Martin/Edoardo Bottino (QUEENSM) 7-5
3. Jan Malmon/Edoardo Cecere (QUEENSM) def. Aaron Cabo/Jeffrey Dayton (AUM) 7-5
 
Match Notes:
Queens University of Charlotte 5-0, 2-0 SAC; National ranking #21; Regional ranking #6
Anderson University 9-2, 0-1 SAC; Regional ranking #10
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (3,2,1,4,5,6)