OPENING SERVE
Score: North Carolina 7 | Queens 0
Records: North Carolina (1-0) | Queens (0-1)
Location: Chapel Hill, N.C. (Chewing Tennis Center)
THE SHORT STORY:
Queens men's tennis opened its 2026 spring season on the road Tuesday, falling 7-0 to North Carolina. The Royals were tested early by a strong Tar Heel lineup and ultimately dropped all six singles matches and three doubles courts in their season debut.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- UNC earned the doubles point with 6-1 wins on courts two and three. Queens top tandem of
Jan Montero Diaz and
Alex Morris trailed 3-5 when the match was halted.
- In singles, Montero Diaz and
Diego Jimenez each picked up a pair of games before falling in straight sets. The rest of the lineup faced steady pressure as UNC secured all six courts without dropping a set.
MATCH RESULTS
Doubles
- Montero Diaz/Morris (QUE) vs. Ratiu/Xu (UNC) – 3-5, unfinished
- Villen/Ryan (QUE) lost to Mayew/Schinnerer (UNC) – 1-6
- Agafanov/Huitt (QUE) lost to Mangiapane/Jones (UNC) – 1-6
Singles
- Xu (UNC) def. Montero Diaz (QUE) – 6-2, 6-1
- Jones (UNC) def. Morris (QUE) – 6-0, 6-1
- Mayew (UNC) def. Jimenez (QUE) – 6-2, 6-1
- Ratiu (UNC) def. Villen (QUE) – 6-1, 6-1
- Djakouris (UNC) def. Ryan (QUE) – 6-2, 6-1
- Wright (UNC) def. Scala (QUE) – 6-1, 6-2
NEXT UP
Queens continues its spring slate on Thursday, Jan. 29 with a road trip to Presbyterian College. First serve in Clinton, S.C. is set for 1:00 p.m.
SOCIAL MEDIA
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