Charlotte, N.C. – The Queens University of Charlotte women's tennis team remained unbeaten as they dropped No. 18 North Georgia by a final score of 4-3 on Saturday afternoon at the Howard Levine Tennis Center. In both Royals victories on the young season, Queens has inched past their opponents by a point.
 
The Royals kicked off the day by winning two of three doubles matches to claim an early lead, led by a 6-3 win at No.1 by the dynamic duo of Jill Morse and Marie Bertran De Balanda Balanda. The pairing improved to 2-0 on the young season together while the freshman duo, Hanna Axelsson and Amelie Allard dominated 6-1 at No. 3 to secure the doubles point.
 
Queens used the momentum from the doubles action to take four of the six first sets in singles play, while also claiming three of six singles matches as senior Viktorija Veselinova defeated the nation's 37th ranked singles player 7-5, 6-1 on the No. 1 court to clinch the win for the Royals. Jill Morse put the Royals up 2-0 with a dominant 6-2, 6-2 performance at No. 2 singles, while freshman Marie Bertran De Balanda raced out to a 6-1, 6-3 win at No. 4 to put the Royals up 3-0.
 
The final results can be seen below. The Royals are back home for their next match against Coker University on Tuesday, March 1^st at 2:00 p.m. Be sure to keep up to date with all things athletics through the @queensathletics Instagram and twitter account.
 
Queens University of Charlotte 4, #18 North Georgia 3
 
Singles competition
1. Viktorija Veselinova (QUEENSW) def. #37 Vaishali Jorge (UNGW) 7-5, 6-1
2. Jill Morse (QUEENSW) def. Anna Markvartova (UNGW) 6-2, 6-2
3. Johanna Lippert (UNGW) def. Hanna Axelsson (QUEENSW) 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
4. Marie Balanda (QUEENSW) def. Svetlana Teterina (UNGW) 6-1, 6-3
5. C. Labonte Frey (UNGW) def. Caity Klaassen (QUEENSW) 5-7, 6-2, 1-0(10-5)
6. Cibeles Zuddy (UNGW) def. Katya Khramtcova (QUEENSW) 6-4, 6-3
 
Doubles competition
1. Jill Morse/Marie Balanda (QUEENSW) def. Vaishali Jorge/C. Labonte Frey (UNGW) 6-3
2. Johanna Lippert/Svetlana Teterina (UNGW) def. Viktorija Veselinova/Caity Klaassen (QUEENSW) 6-3
3. Hanna Axelsson/Amelie Allard (QUEENSW) def. Anna Markvartova/Rafaella Villanueva (UNGW) 6-1