CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The 20^th-ranked Queens University of Charlotte women's tennis team opened South Atlantic Conference play with a dominant 7-0 sweep of Newberry College on Thursday afternoon at the Howard Levine Tennis Center.
 
"The women competed well today," said Head Tennis Coach Billy Boykin. "We are making progress each week and playing sharper. We're looking forward to more competition."
 
Queens won two of three flights in double play to earn the point, highlighted by identical 6-1 wins at No. 1 and 2 from Sasha Davidzenka/Yana Fleyer and Ciaty Klaassen/Viktorija Veselinova.
 
Klaassen opened singles play with a 6-2, 6-0 win in the fourth flight, followed by a 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 3 from Davidzenka. Veselinova was a 6-3, 6-3 winner in the top flight before Fleyer collected a marathon 2-6, 6-2, 10-2 victory at No. 2.
 
Grace Forbes (7-5, 6-2) and Kate Halickman (6-2, 6-3) finished off the sweep for Queens with wins at Nos. 5 and 6, respectively.
 
Queens will head to Hartsville, S.C. to continue conference play on Saturday with a Noon matchup against Coker University.
 
#20 Queens University of Charlotte 7, Newberry 0
 
Singles competition
1. Viktorija Veselinova (QUEENSW) def. Judit Gonzalez Agud (NBY) 6-3, 6-3
2. Yana Fleyer (QUEENSW) def. Elisa Aguirre (NBY) 2-6, 6-2, 10-2
3. Sasha Davidzenka (QUEENSW) def. Ish Singh (NBY) 6-2, 6-1
4. Caity Klaassen (QUEENSW) def. Amy Griffiths (NBY) 6-2, 6-0
5. Grace Forbes (QUEENSW) def. Lucy Spice (NBY) 7-5, 6-2
6. Kate Halickman (QUEENSW) def. Rebecca Gibbons (NBY) 6-2, 6-3
 
Doubles competition
1. Sasha Davidzenka/Yana Fleyer (QUEENSW) def. Elisa Aguirre/Judit Gonzalez Agud (NBY) 6-1
2. Caity Klaassen/Viktorija Veselinova (QUEENSW) def. Rosie Harfield/Ish Singh (NBY) 6-1
3. Amy Griffiths/Lucy Spice (NBY) def. Grace Forbes/Kate Halickman (QUEENSW) 6-0
 
Match Notes:
Newberry 4-1, 0-1 SAC
Queens University of Charlotte 2-0, 2-0 SAC; National ranking #20
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (4,3,1,2,5,6)