COLUMBUS, GA. – The No. 15 Queens University of Charlotte men's tennis team concluded their season with a 4-2 loss to No. 16 Lander University in the NCAA Southeast Region opening round. The Royals 11 game winning streak was snapped as Queens finished the season 15-5 overall and 11-1 in conference play. The 15-win mark is the fifth time in program history that the Royals have reached 15 or more wins in a season.
The Royals fell behind early as the Bearcats secured doubles victories on the No. 1 and No. 3 courts to take a 1-0 lead.
In singles action, No. 21 ranked
Edoardo Bottino finished out a dominant season with a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Bailey Horne at the No. 1 court. Rookie
Laurenz Blickwede would also emerge victorious on the No. 4 court with a convincing 6-2, 6-1 win over Nicolas Chan. Despite the victories, Lander managed to take the third, fifth, and sixth courts to secure the match.
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Doubles Competition:
- Markus Sorensen/Nick Beamish (LU) def. Edoardo Bottino/Laurenz Blickwede (QUEENSM) 6-3
- Thomas de Negri/Hugo Regner (LU) vs. Edoardo Cecere/Win Steveker (QUEENSM) 4-4, DNF
- Matthew de Groot/Bailey Horne (LU) def. Jan Malmon/Yoan Roussinov (QUEENSM) 6-1
Singles Compeition:
- #21 Edoardo Bottino (QUEENSM) def. Bailey Horne (LU) 6-2, 6-0
- Thomas de Negri (LU) vs. Edoardo Cecere (QUEENSM) 6-4, 1-4, unfinished
- Hugo Regner (LU) def. Win Steveker (QUEENSM) 7-5, 6-1
- Laurenz Blickwede (QUEENSM) def. Nicolas Chan (LU) 6-2, 6-1
- Alexandre Crepy (LU) def. Yoan Roussinov (QUEENSM) 6-1, 6-2
- Matthew de Groot (LU) def. Jan Malmon (QUEENSM) 6-1, 6-0
