FLUSHING, N.Y. – Wrapping up their homestand Wednesday afternoon, the No. 26 Queens College women's tennis team welcomed the St. Thomas Aquinas College Spartans to the QC Indoor Tennis Bubble for an East Coast Conference matchup.
With the Spartans short a doubles team, the Knights swept all eight contested matches on the afternoon, with freshman
Ela Vasic (Novi Sad, Serbia) clinching the victory at No. 3 singles to secure the 7-0 win.
With the victory, Queens improves to 10-3 overall and 7-0 in ECC play.
Doubles Play
Due to the Spartans being short a doubles team, Queens entered doubles play with a 1-0 advantage and needed just one win to secure the doubles point.
The No. 2 duo of juniors
Lilie Bizouerne (La Ciotat, France) and
Sixtine Goubet (Lyon, France) clinched the doubles point with a 6-1 victory over Mar Caneves Bufi and Shreethika Vangala.
At the top flight, the nationally ranked No. 23 pair of senior
Marie Bertran (Villelaure, France) and freshman
Ela Vasic (Novi Sad, Serbia) completed the sweep with a hard-fought 7-5 win over Kateryna Kryuchkova and Sun Zhuozuan.
Singles Play
Opening singles action with a 1-0 lead, junior
Kayla Taszymowicz (Brooklyn, N.Y.) at No. 5 singles and junior
Allycia Santa-Cruz (Queens, N.Y.) at No. 6 singles each earned shutout victories over Monica Blucher and Chanelle Russell to give Queens a commanding 3-0 advantage.
Vasic secured the match for the Knights at No. 3 singles with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Zhuozuan.
Senior
Regina Ruiz (Mexico City, Mexico) extended the lead to 5-0 with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Vangala at No. 4 singles.
No. 31 Bizouerne added a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Bufi at No. 2 singles before Goubet completed the sweep with a 7-5, 6-4 win over Kryuchkova at No. 1 singles.
Next Match:
Queens hits the road Monday, March 30, traveling to face No. 30 Wilmington University in non-conference play. First serve is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. in Wilmington, Del.
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