WILMINGTON, DEL. – Competing in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Women's Tennis Championship, the No. 1 seed Queens College women's tennis team faced the No. 4 seed Chestnut Hill College Griffins at the Delcastle Tennis Center Saturday afternoon.
The Knights fell behind 1-0 after the Griffins captured the doubles point, but Queens rallied in singles play, winning four consecutive matches. Senior Lilie Bizouerne clinched the victory at the No. 3 singles position to send the Knights to their first-ever CACC Championship final.
With the victory, Queens improves to 12-1 overall.
Doubles Recap
Queens got off to a strong start as the No. 2 doubles pair of sophomore Ela Vasic and junior Johanne Genestay earned a 6-0 victory over Milica Zagorac and Veronika Lundgren.
The Griffins evened doubles play as the Knights' No. 1 pair of seniors Sixtine Goubet and Bizouerne fell 6-2 to Lilly Bandel and Elena Arenas Guisasola.
With doubles play tied at 1-1, attention turned to the No. 3 court, where sophomore Anishka Amalnathan and rookie Elise Bosmans faced Fabienne Lahn and Tia Kaukenas. Trailing 5-3, the Queens duo rallied to force a tiebreaker and determine which team would take a 1-0 lead into singles play.
The tiebreaker proved to be a thrilling back-and-forth battle. After falling behind 4-0, the Knights rallied on multiple occasions, but the Griffins ultimately prevailed, earning a 7-6 (11-9) victory to secure the doubles point and take a 1-0 lead into singles play.
Singles Recap
Looking to spark the comeback, Goubet earned a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Bandel at the No. 1 singles position to even the match at 1-1.
Vasic gave Queens a 2-1 lead with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Arenas Guisasola at No. 2 singles.
At No. 4 singles, Amalnathan defeated Zagorac 6-3, 6-0 to extend the Knights' lead to 3-1, putting Queens one point away from advancing to Sunday's championship final.
Bizouerne completed the comeback with a 6-0 victory in the opening set and a hard-fought 7-6 (7-5) win in the second set over Lundgren at No. 3 singles, clinching the match and sending the Knights to Sunday's championship final.
Next Match
With the victory, Queens advances to Sunday's CACC Championship final, where the Knights will face No. 2 seed Thomas Jefferson University Rams who earned a 4-1 victory over No. 3 seed Wilmington University Wildcat. First serve is scheduled for noon at the Delcastle Tennis Center.
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