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Melissa Rock and Lindsay King doubles duo gives Queens only win

CHARLOTTE, N.C., (February 3, 2007) —The Royals (0-2) tennis squad fell to 12th ranked USC-Upstate (2-0) 8-1 Saturday, Feb 3rd.  Again, the Royals walked into the match with a 0-3 deficit due to three forfeits they had to give up due to personnel issues. 

"This is just an unfortunate situation," said Head Coach Ramona Staton.  "Starting 0-3 is difficult to overcome against a team like USC-Upstate." 
 
Queens opens up winning at #1 doubles.  Doubles duo of Merissa Rock and Lindsay King (Queens) won a tiebreaking set 9-8 (5) over Anna Novo and Vivian Neuenschwander (Upstate) giving Queens their only win.  
 
In singles play, no Royal could win a set off of the 12th ranked Spartan squad.   
 
Results
USC-Upstate 8, Queens University of Charlotte 1
Singles
#1  Anna Novo (Upstate) def Merissa Rock (Queens); 6-0, 6-0
#2  Susana Hernandez (Upstate) def. Skye Powell (Queens); 6-1, 6-0
#3  Diana Martinez (Upstate) def. Lindsay King (Queens); 6-2, 6-1
#4  Vivian Neuenschwander (Upstate) def. Lee Deane Elmore (Queens); 6-1, 6-0
#4  Maria Herrera (Upstate) won by forfeit
#6  Constanza Aranda (Upstate) won be  
Doubles
#1  Rock/King (Queens) def. Novo/Neuenschwander (Upstate); 9-8 (5)
#2  Daniela Lovera/Hernandez (Upstate) def. Elmore/Powell (Queens) 8-4
#3  Martinez/Herrera (Upstate) won by forfeit
 
Queens University of Charlotte is a private, coed, Presbyterian-affiliated liberal arts university in the heart of historic Charlotte serving approximately 2,250 undergraduate and graduate students through its College of  Arts & Sciences, McColl School of Business, The Pauline Lewis Hayworth College and the Presbyterian School of Nursing.

Queens University of Charlotte's Sesquicentennial year marks the 20th anniversary of its Royals co-ed athletics program.  Established in 1987, Queens' NCAA Division II program continues to offer diverse, exciting, intercollegiate athletics competition to its student-athletes through its 16 men's and women's sports teams and 65-acre, state-of-the-art sports complex facility.

For more information, please visit www.queens.edu/athletics.  Queens will celebrate its 150th anniversary throughout the 2006-2007 academic year with a variety of Sesquicentennial events planned for alumni, students, parents and the Charlotte community.  For more information, please visit  www.queens.edu/150

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