OPENING SERVE
Score: Wingate 6 | Queens 1
Records: Wingate (2-0) | Queens (0-3)
Location: Charlotte, N.C. (Howard Levine Tennis Center)

THE SHORT STORY:
Queens men's tennis returned to action Wednesday afternoon at the Howard Levine Tennis Center, falling 6-1 to Wingate. The Royals picked up a point in singles competition and competed in tight sets across the lineup, but Wingate controlled doubles play to build an early advantage.

HOW IT HAPPENED
- Wingate secured the doubles point with 6-3 wins on courts one and two. The No. 3 doubles match was halted with Queens trailing 3-4.
- Queens earned its lone point in singles at No. 3, where Noe Villen delivered a straight-set victory, 6-4, 6-3.
- Alex Morris and Diego Jimenez competed at the top half of the lineup, while Tanner Cooley pushed his match to a third-set tiebreak at No. 6 before coming up short.
- Wingate claimed the remaining singles courts in straight sets to seal the match.

MATCH RESULTS
Doubles

1. Morris/Ryan (QUE) lost to Ogasawara/Rosellini (WU) – 3-6
2. Agafanov/Huitt (QUE) lost to Colabella/Remsted (WU) – 3-6
3. Jimenez/Villen (QUE) vs. De la Torre/Joachim (WU) – 3-4, unfinished
   Order of Finish: 2, 1

Singles

1. Morris (QUE) lost to Rosellini (WU) – 4-6, 0-6
2. Jimenez (QUE) lost to LeBron (WU) – 1-6, 4-6
3. Villen (QUE) def. De la Torre (WU) – 6-4, 6-3
4. Ryan (QUE) lost to Remsted (WU) – 1-6, 4-6
5. Scala (QUE) lost to Colabella (WU) – 1-6, 2-6
6. Cooley (QUE) lost to Ogasawara (WU) – 2-6, 7-6, 5-10

NEXT UP
Queens heads back on the road Saturday, Feb. 14 for a matchup at Davidson. First serve at the Knobloch Tennis Center is set for 2:00 p.m.
 
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