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Singles sweep sends 11th-ranked Queens to 6-1 win over Tusculum

Singles sweep sends 11th-ranked Queens to 6-1 win over Tusculum

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- Queens University of Charlotte won all six singles matches to pick up a 6-1 victory over Tusculum University in South Atlantic Conference women's tennis action at the Nichols Tennis Complex on Sunday.

The 11th-ranked Royals (8-0, 6-0 SAC) dropped just one set in singles after the Pioneers (8-5, 3-3 SAC) took two of the three doubles sets to gain an early 1-0 lead.

In doubles play, the team of Valentina Loretz and Emilie Hansen downed Hanna Axelsson and Amelie Allard 6-3 at flight three, but the Royals' 24th-ranked duo of Jill Morse and Marie Balanda downed Elodie Baechler and Tabitha Howe by a 7-5 score at flight one. At flight two, Leonie Floeth and Paulina Loretz came through with a 7-6 (7-5) upset of 41st-ranked Viktorija Veselinova and Caity Klaassen to give Tusculum the team point.

In singles play, the Royals claimed straight-set wins from Veselinova at flight one and Axelsson at flight three to go ahead 2-1, while Klaassen needed three sets to defeat Valentina Loretz 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 at flight five. Queens would clinch the match at flight two behind Morse, and added wins by Balanda at flight four and Katya Khramtcova in a pro set at flight six.

Tusculum will journey to Coker to face the Cobras on Tuesday at 10 a.m., in a match rescheduled from March 16 due to weather. The Cobras, who have dropped eight straight matches, are 4-12 overall and 0-7 in the SAC.

 

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