OPENING SERVE
Score: Coastal Carolina 4 | Queens 0
Records: Coastal Carolina (8-4, 0-0 SBC) | Queens (0-8, 0-1 ASUN)
Location: Charlotte, N.C. (Howard Levine Tennis Center)

THE SHORT STORY:
Queens men's tennis wrapped up its Saturday home contest with a 4-0 setback to visiting Coastal Carolina at the Howard Levine Tennis Center. The Chanticleers secured the doubles point and followed with three singles wins to clinch the match.

HOW IT HAPPENED
– Coastal Carolina earned the early edge by taking the doubles point with victories on the top two courts.
– Queens' pairing, of Diego Jimenez and Gavin Ryan, at No. 3 doubles pushed the visitors but Coastal closed out the frame to complete the sweep.
– In singles, the Chanticleers added straight-set wins on three courts to reach the four-point mark and secure the team win.
– Alex Morris claimed the win in his opening singles frame, before falling short in the following two.

MATCH RESULTS
Doubles

1. Fernandes/Norlin (CCU) def. Morris/Villen (QUC) – 6-3
2. Cahill/Cruz Collardin (CCU) def. Cooley/Scala (QUC) – 6-2
3. Garutti/Tripathi (CCU) vs. Jimenez/Ryan (QUC) – 5-2 UF
   Order of Finish: 2,1

Singles

1. Norlin (CCU) vs. Villen (QUC) – 6-3, 5-7 UF
2. Cruz Collardin (CCU) def. Morris (QUC) – 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
3. Tripathi (CCU) vs. Jimenez (QUC) – 6-4, 4-5 UF
4. Garutti (CCU) def. Scala (QUC) – 6-1, 6-2
5. Manucci (CCU) def. Agafanov (QUC) – 6-1, 6-2
6. Cahill (CCU) vs. Huitt (QUC) – 6-7, 2-5 UF
   Order of Finish: 5, 4, 2

NEXT UP
Queens will continue their seven-match homestand next Wednesday, March 18^th as the Royals host the New Jersey Insitute of Technology at the Howard Levine Tennis Center.

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