SUMTER, S.C. – The second-seeded Queens University of Charlotte women's tennis team made quick work of its first postseason match of the year, earning a 4-1 win over seventh-seeded Newberry College in the SAC Women's Tennis Championships Quarterfinals from the Palmetto Tennis Center.
Doubles play saw the Queens' duo of
Sasha Davidzenka/
Yana Fleyer remain perfect on the year with a 6-3 win in the top flight before the Wolves took a 7-5 decision at No. 2. In the third flight, the tandem of
Kate Halickman/
Katya Khramtsova battled to a 7-6 (7-2) victory to claim the first point of the match.
In singles play, the Wolves earned a point with a win at No. 5 before the Royals put the match away with three victories. Fleyer, the 27
th-ranked singles player in the latest Oracle/ITA National Rankings, won 6-1, 6-1 in the top flight, while Davidzenka (6-1, 6-1) and
Grace Forbes (6-2, 6-1) also won in straight sets.
Queens will now face Tusculum University in a semifinal matchup tomorrow morning at 9 a.m.
#22 Queens University of Charlotte 4, Newberry College 1
Singles competition
1. #27
Yana Fleyer (QUEENSW) def. Judit Gonzalez Agud (NBY) 6-1, 6-1
2. Elisa Aguirre (NBY) vs.
Viktorija Veselinova (QUEENSW) no result
3.
Sasha Davidzenka (QUEENSW) def. Amy Griffiths (NBY) 6-1, 6-1
4. Lucy Spice (NBY) vs.
Caity Klaassen (QUEENSW) no result
5. Ish Singh (NBY) def.
Kate Halickman (QUEENSW) 6-1, 6-3
6.
Grace Forbes (QUEENSW) def. Rebecca Gibbons (NBY) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. #7
Yana Fleyer/
Sasha Davidzenka (QUEENSW) def. Judit Gonzalez Agud/Elisa Aguirre (NBY) 6-3
2. Amy Griffiths/Lucy Spice (NBY) def.
Viktorija Veselinova/
Caity Klaassen (QUEENSW) 7-5
3.
Kate Halickman/
Katya Khramtsova (QUEENSW) def. Rebecca Gibbons/Rosie Harfield (NBY) 7-6 (7-2)
Match Notes:
Newberry College 10-5, 7-5 SAC; Regional ranking #7
Queens University of Charlotte 10-3, 9-2 SAC; National ranking #22; Regional ranking #5