ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL. – Back in the big dance for the second straight year and 10
th time overall in program history, the #36 Queens College women's tennis team matched up against #4 University of North Georgia Nighthawks at Sanlando Park in the NCAA First Round match.
Seeded #13, the Knights matched up against the Nighthawks for the second time in program history since the 2019 Tournament.
However, North Georgia would complete their second sweep over the Knights with senior
Apolline Lamy (Toulouse, France) the lone Knight close to a victory Wednesday morning.
The Knights conclude the 2025 season with an overall record of 10-6.
DOUBLES PLAY
The Knights #1 doubles pair of
Maja Makal (Bialystok, Poland) and
Saga Berggren (Uddevalla, Sweden) matched up against nationally-ranked #7 Angelina Linnikova and Carolina Reis but would fall short as the Nighthawks earned a 6-1 victory for an early 1-0 lead.
The other two doubles pairs would keep the match close with the Knights #2 pair of graduate student
Eva Rivoal (Saint-Denis-de-Pile, France) and junior
Apolline Lamy (Toulouse, France) up 5-4 over Emily Bush and Linn Goerdes.
But the Knights #3 pair of graduate student
Kyra Bergmann (Forest Hills, N.Y.) and junior
Marie Bertran (Villelaure, France) fell 6-4 against Ashley Moinard and Vasiliss Kupriyanova as North Georgia took a 1-0 lead into singles play.
SINGLES PLAY
It would be tough going in singles play as the Knights were unable to rally.
Makal matched up against nationally-ranked #2 Linnikova as the senior fell to the score of 0-6, 1-6 at the #1 court.
At #3 court senior
Caroline Hany-Fawzy (Alexandria, Egypt) fell 0-6, 1-6 against Kupriyanova as the Knights took a 3-0 lead.
Lamy was the lone Knight to win a set as she earned a 6-4 victory at #4 court over Goerdes and was one point away, 5-0 from giving the Knights their first point of the day.
However, Rivoal would fall short against nationally-ranked #55 Moinard to the score of 4-6, 2-6 as the Knights season came to close to the score of 4-0.
It would be a season filled with accomplishments for head coach
Alan Nagel and the Knights which included winning the East Coast Conference regular season title, the ECC Tournament title, earning their 23
rd NCAA appearance, earning a national ranking as high as 21, and their 10
th appearance as a Sweet 16 participant.
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