FLUSHING, N.Y. – Returning home to open a two-match homestand, the Queens College women's tennis team welcomed Post University Eagles for a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) matchup Thursday afternoon.
Queens captured the doubles point by securing victories at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles before completing a sweep of all six singles matches to earn a 7-0 victory over the Eagles and complete the season sweep of Post.
With the victory, Queens improves to 9-1 overall and 9-1 in CACC play.
Doubles Recap
The Knights' No. 2 doubles pairing of senior
Sixtine Goubet and
Lilie Bizouerne opened doubles play with a dominant 6-0 victory over Savannah Croft and Juana Espana.
At No. 3 doubles, the sophomore-rookie tandem of
Anishka Amalnathan and
Elise Bosmans posted a 6-1 victory over Laura Kotala and Bintu Drame to clinch the doubles point for Queens.
The Eagles avoided a doubles sweep at No. 1 doubles, where the sophomore pairing
of Johanne Genestay and
Ela Vasic fell to Ana Vasilis and Julie Merlin, 7-6 (7-2), in a tiebreaker.
Singles Recap
Rookie
Vilte Vaitkeviciute gave Queens a 2-0 lead with a straight-set, 6-2, 6-0 victory over Espana at No. 4 singles.
Amalnathan followed with a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Kotala at No. 3 singles, extending the Knights' lead to 3-0.
Vasic clinched the match for Queens at No. 1 singles, earning a 6-1, 6-2 straight-set victory over Vasilis.
Bizouerne continued the Knights' momentum at No. 2 singles, defeating Merlin, 6-3, 6-4, to put Queens ahead 5-0.
Graduate student
Kayla Taszymowicz added a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Croft at No. 5 singles before fellow graduate student
Allycia Santa-Cruz completed the sweep with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Drame at No. 6 singles.
Next Match
Queens concludes its homestand on Saturday, Oct. 3, when the Knights welcome St. Thomas Aquinas College Spartans to town. First serve is set for 1 p.m.
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