DURHAM, N.C. – The Queens University of Charlotte men's tennis team wrapped up day two of the ITA Division I Carolina Regional on Saturday. The afternoon was highlighted by a doubles victory from Edoardo Bottino and Edoardo Cecere over The Citadel in the Round of 64. Queens faced elite competition on day two from the University of North Carolina, North Carolina Central, The Citadel, and Clemson.
 
"We are very proud of the guys and their constant effort and fight this weekend," said Head Coach Michael Cabana! "We did a lot of really good things and we learned what we need to do moving forward to continue to become better. We understand that we below and that we can compete with the best in the region and I look forward to using the rest of this fall to move forward in preparation for the spring season."
 
The ITA Carolina Regional is being hosted by Duke University at the Cary Tennis Park. Participating teams including Campbell, College of Charleston, Charlotte, Clemson, Coastal Carolina, Davidson, Duke, Elon, Furman, Gardner-Webb, North Carolina, North Carolina A&T, UNC Asheville, North Carolina Central, N.C. State, UNC Wilmington, Presbyterian, South Carolina, South Carolina State, The Citadel, Queens, Wake Forest, and Wofford. Fans can access the tournament site which features the updated bracket on the official website.
 
Be sure to follow the Royals Men's Tennis team on Instagram at queensmten as well as on Twitter at tennis_queens for updates and news throughout the entire season.
 
Round of 32 Singles Results:
Karl Poling (NORTH CAROLINA) def. Edoardo Cecere (QUEENS) 7-5, 6-2
Consolation Round of 32 Singles Results
Oliver Saarinen (NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL) def. Win Steveker (QUEENS) 3-6, 6-1 (12)
Round of 64 Doubles Results
Edoardo Bottino/Edoardo Cecere (QUEENS) def. Zvonko Bencrdic/Sebastian Kamienick (CITADEL) 6-0, 7-5
Ethan Silva/Matt Pitts (CLEMSON) def. Laurenz Blickwede/Win Steveker 6-3, 6-3
Round of 32 Doubles Results
Ryuhei Azuma/Spencer Whitaker (CLEMSON) def. Edoardo Bottino/Edoardo Cecere 7-5, 6-2