OPENING SERVE
Score: Gardner-Webb 4 | Queens 3
Records: Gardner-Webb (2-2) | Queens (0-6)
Location: Webb Tennis Complex (Boiling Springs, N.C.)
Results
 
THE SHORT STORY: After claiming the doubles point for the early advantage, the Royals picked up a pair of singles victories before the Runnin' Bulldogs completed the comeback.

HOW IT HAPPENED
-Queens claimed their first doubles point of the season with victories on No. 1 and No. 2. Edoardo Bottino and Laurenz Blickwede picked up their second straight victory together at No. 1 with a 6-3 triumph. Win Steveker and Edoardo Cecere clinched the point for the Royals with a 7-6(7-3) win at No. 2.
-Gardner-Webb would get back on track with three straight singles victories to grab a 3-1 advantage.
-Laurenz Blickwede cruised to a 6-1, 6-3 victory at No. 4 to cut the deficit. The win was the second this season from the No. 4 slot.
-Sophomore Win Steveker would even the score with a 6-4, 6-3 win on No. 3 for his second victory of the season.
-The match would be decided in the final set on the second court. After Edoardo Cecere took the opening set 6-4, the Runnin' Bulldogs managed to steal the final two frames and clinch the win.

NEXT UP
Queens will return to the courts next Sunday, February 12^th when they travel to No. 9 Wake Forest. The match will begin at 5:00 p.m. The meeting will be the second this season after the nationally ranked Demon Deacons took down the Royals 5-2.
 
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