WILMINGTON, DEL. – Wrapping up Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) regular-season play, the Queens College women's tennis team traveled to Wilmington, Delaware, Tuesday afternoon for a matchup against Wilmington University at the Delcastle Tennis Center.
The Knights captured the doubles point before winning four of six singles matches to secure a 5-2 victory over the Wildcats. Junior
Johanne Genestay clinched the match for Queens with a straight-set victory at No. 4 singles.
With the win, Queens improves to 11-1 overall and 11-1 in CACC play. The Knights have clinched a top-two seed for the CACC Postseason Tournament and will await the results of Thomas Jefferson University's final two matches to determine the No. 1 seed.
Doubles Recap
Queens opened doubles competition by taking an early lead as the No. 1 tandem of senior
Sixtine Goubet and
Lilie Bizouerne posted a 6-2 victory over Elena Camacho and Ines Oliveira.
The Wildcats answered at No. 2 doubles, where sophomore
Ela Vasic and Genestay fell 6-3 to Nia Lewis and Siana MacDonald, evening the doubles competition.
The Knights secured the doubles point at No. 3 as sophomore
Anishka Amalnathan and rookie
Elise Bosmans rallied for a 7-5 victory over Claire Traineau and Anna Marry, giving Queens a 1-0 lead heading into singles play.
Singles Recap
Goubet extended the Knights' advantage to 2-0 with a 6-4, 6-1 straight-set victory over MacDonald at No. 1 singles.
Bizouerne followed with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Leandra Schierl at No. 3 singles, putting Queens ahead 3-0.
Wilmington got on the board at No. 5 singles as Amalnathan fell 6-4, 6-2 to Marry, cutting the Knights' lead to 3-1.
Queens clinched the match at No. 4 singles as Genestay defeated Camacho, 6-3, 7-5, securing the Knights' fourth team point.
The Wildcats added another point at No. 6 singles, where rookie
Vilte Vaitkeviciute fell 6-1, 6-4 to Lewis.
Vasic closed out the match at No. 2 singles, rallying after dropping the opening set, 6-4, to Traineau. Vasic responded with a 6-3 second-set victory before completing the comeback with a 10-3 victory in the third-set match tiebreak, earning Queens' fifth point of the afternoon.
Next Match
Queens turns its attention to the ITA East Regional Singles and Doubles Championships, beginning Friday, Oct. 9, at the USTA National Tennis Center.
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