ANDERSON S.C. – The No. 50 Queens University of Charlotte men's tennis team suffered a South Atlantic Conference loss on Saturday after falling to No. 38 Anderson University 4-3 on the road at the AU Tennis Complex.
The Royals earned the first point of the match with a pair of wins in doubles play, beginning with a 7-6 win at No. 1 by
Edoardo Bottino/Edoaro Cecere. The duo of
Win Steveker and
Yoan Roussinov secured the point with a 6-3 victory at No. 3 doubles.
In singles play, the Trojans won four-of-six flights to tally a come-from-behind win on their home court. Queens earned points on No. 2 and No. 3 courts as
Edoardo Cecere won 6-4, 6-2 on No. 2 singles and
Laurenz Blickwede won 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 on No. 3. Cecere improved to 6-2 on the season from the No. 2 court, including a perfect 4-0 record in league action. Blickwede also remained perfect in conference action at 4-0.
Queens is back in action this Monday when the team hosts Wingate University at 2:00 p.m. from the Howard Levine Tennis Center.
#38 Anderson University 4, #50 Queens University of Charlotte 3
Singles competition
1. Greyson Doscotch (AUM) def.
Edoardo Bottino (QUEENSM) 6-4, 3-6, 6-0
2.
Edoardo Cecere (QUEENSM) def. Adam Kush (AUM) 6-4, 6-2
3. Juan Sengariz (AUM) def. #41
Win Steveker (QUEENSM) 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
4. Julian Kenzlers (AUM) def.
Berk Enc (QUEENSM) 1-6, 6-1, 6-2
5.
Laurenz Blickwede (QUEENSM) def. Spencer Snow (AUM) 2-6, 6-4, 6-3
6. Aaron Cabo (AUM) def.
Jan Malmon (QUEENSM) 6-7, 6-4, 6-4
Doubles competition
1.
Edoardo Bottino/
Edoardo Cecere (QUEENSM) def. Aaron Cabo/Greyson Doscotch (AUM) 7-6
2. Juan Sengariz/Julian Kenzlers (AUM) def.
Berk Enc/
Laurenz Blickwede (QUEENSM) 6-1
3.
Win Steveker/
Yoan Roussinov (QUEENSM) def. Heimanarii Lai San/Adam Kush (AUM) 6-3