OPENING SERVE
Score: North Florida 7 | Queens 0
Records: North Florida (10-0) | Queens (0-8)
Location: Charlotte, N.C. (Howard Levine Tennis Center)
THE SHORT STORY:
Queens women's tennis returned to the Howard Levine Tennis Center on Saturday afternoon, falling 7-0 to unbeaten North Florida. The Ospreys secured the doubles point and followed with straight-set wins across singles play to complete the dual.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- North Florida claimed the doubles point with victories on courts one and three. The No. 2 doubles match was halted with Queens trailing 3-4.
- In singles action,
Lucy Hogan pushed a competitive first set at No. 3 before falling 7-5, 6-4.
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Zoe Cvitanovic and
Mathilde Bris competed at the top of the lineup but were unable to slow the Ospreys' momentum.
- North Florida completed the sweep with straight-set wins on all six courts.
MATCH RESULTS
Doubles
- Bris/Cvitanovic (QUE) lost to Barendse/Oliveira (UNF) – 0-6
- Benhaddouch/Byrne (QUE) vs. Bartlett/Long (UNF) – 3-4, unfinished
- Coetzee/Hogan (QUE) lost to Goyins/Makela (UNF) – 1-6
Singles
- Cvitanovic (QUE) lost to Barendse (UNF) – 1-6, 2-6
- Bris (QUE) lost to Bartlett (UNF) – 0-6, 3-6
- Hogan (QUE) lost to Fadida (UNF) – 5-7, 4-6
- Byrne (QUE) lost to Goyins (UNF) – 2-6, 0-6
- Benhaddouch (QUE) lost to Long (UNF) – 1-6, 0-6
- Angeles (QUE) lost to Makela (UNF) – 0-6, 1-6
NEXT UP
Queens returns to the home courts on Wednesday, Feb. 25, hosting Gardner-Webb at the Howard Levine Tennis Center. First serve is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.
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