FLUSHING, N.Y. – Looking to bounce back from a close 4-3 loss on Wednesday afternoon, the Queens College women's tennis team
(9-8 overall) continued East Regional play as they welcomed the Ravens of Franklin Pierce University
(11-4 overall) to Flushing.
But for the second straight match, the match would be decided by a crucial play of doubles.
The Ravens took the doubles point earning victories at #2 and #3 courts before both sides split the singles action to give the visitors the match over the Knights.
Queens fell behind early as the #2 doubles duo of junior
Caroline Hany-Fawzy (Alexandria, Egypt) and freshman
Apolline Lamy (Toulouse, France) fell to Maria Aguilo and Zoe Asterio Correa to the score of 6-1.
The Ravens took the 1-0 lead heading into singles play as the #3 doubles duo of
Chloe Certain (Obernai, France) and sophomore
Rea Hagishima (Tokyo, Japan) fell 6-4 to the pair of Aynara Ferraz and Michela Montori.
Queens would avoid the sweep at #1 doubles as the senior duo
Maja Makal (Bialystok, Poland) and
Gabriela Sciarrotta (Woodmere, N.Y.) earned a 7-5 victory over Ana Platisa and Liria Loria.
In singles play, Sciarrotta would tie the match at #4 as she defeated Correa to the score of 6-1, 6-4.
Fawzy would put Queens ahead 2-1 as the junior earned a two-set victory over Loria to the score of 6-1, 6-4 at #3 singles.
But three straight singles by the Ravens coming at #6, #5, and #1 singles would give the visitors the match.
While at #2 singles, Lamy would earn a three-set victory over Platisa to the score of 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 as Queens fell 4-3 on the afternoon.
NEXT MATCH: Head Coach
Alan Nagel and the Knights stay home as regional play continues on Saturday (Apr. 22) afternoon as the Wildcats of Wilmington University come to town. First serve set for 5:00 p.m.
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