OPENING SERVE (MATCH 1)
Score: Queens 5 | Belmont Abbey 1
Records: Queens (4-11) | Belmont Abbey (10-14)
Location: Howard Levine Tennis Center (Charlotte, N.C.)
 
THE SHORT STORY: The Queens University of Charlotte men's tennis team used five strong singles performances to defeat the Belmont Abbey Crusaders in match one of the afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED
-The Crusaders secured the doubles point with victories at No. 1 and No. 3. Edoardo Cecere and Win Steveker notched their fifth straight victory with a 6-3 victory at No. 2. The duo improved to 9-1 at a pair in doubles action.
-Edoardo Cecere cruised to a 6-1, 6-3 victory at the top court.
-Win Steveker dominated at No. 2 with a 6-4, 6-1 victory.
-Laurenz Blickwede controlled the third court with a 6-2, 6-0 win.
-Lukas Gosselin earned a hard-fought victory at No. 5 by a score of 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.
-After dropping the first set 1-6, Filippo Ercole took the final two sets 6-3, 6-2.
 
OPENING SERVE (MATCH 2)
Score: Queens 5 | Belmont Abbey 1
Records: Queens (5-11) | Belmont Abbey (10-15)
Location: Howard Levine Tennis Center (Charlotte, N.C.)
 
THE SHORT STORY: The Queens University of Charlotte men's tennis team closed out the afternoon with a convincing 5-1 victory in game two over the visiting Crusaders.

HOW IT HAPPENED
-Queens secured the doubles point with victories at No. 2 and No. 3. Laurenz Blickwede and Samuele Pia took the second court 6-4 while Lukas Gosselin and Arthur Bazil took the third court 6-2.
-Win Steveker improved to 8-7 this season with a 6-3, 6-4 victory at No. 1.
-Edoardo Cecere notched his second singles victory of the day with a dominant 6-1, 6-2 victory at No. 2.
-Laurenz Blickwede picked up his eighth straight win with a 6-0, 6-1 performance at No. 3.
-Veteran Euan Lynes improved to 2-0 this year with a 6-1, 6-0 victory from No. 4.­

NEXT UP
Queens will return to the court on Friday, March 24^th when they welcome Jacksonville State University at 2:00 p.m. for their final home weekend series. The match will be played at the Howard Levine Tennis Center at the Queens Sports Complex. Admission is free to the public.
 
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