FLUSHING, N.Y. – Closing out their homestand on Senior Day Friday afternoon, the No. 24 Queens College women's tennis team delivered a dominant performance, defeating No. 33 Thomas Jefferson University, 6-1, at the QC Indoor Tennis Bubble in non-conference action.
The Knights swept all three doubles courts to secure the opening point before claiming five of six singles matches. Junior
Lilie Bizouerne (La Ciotat, France) clinched the victory at No. 3 singles to seal the win.
With the triumph, Queens improves to 12-3 overall on the season.
Prior to first serve, head coach
Alan Nagel and the program honored graduating seniors
Marie Bertran (Villelaure, France), Regina Ruiz (Mexico City, Mexico), and
Lydia Zafeiri (Athens, Greece) as part of the team's annual Senior Day ceremony.
Doubles Play
The nationally ranked No. 22 tandem of senior
Marie Bertran (Villelaure, France) and freshman
Ela Vasic (Novi Sad, Serbia) set the tone at No. 1 doubles with a strong 6-2 victory over Sophia Barber and Marta Vazquez.
Queens secured the doubles point at No. 3, where senior
Lydia Zafeiri (Athens, Greece) and sophomore
Johanne Genestay (Dinan, France) battled to a 7-5 win over Anouk Oderkerk and Rose Huang.
The No. 2 duo of juniors
Lilie Bizouerne (La Ciotat, France) and
Sixtine Goubet (Lyon, France) completed the sweep with a 7-6
(7-5) triumph against Alycia Veroux and Emily Frost.
Singles Play
Holding a 1-0 lead, Vasic extended the advantage with a 6-3, 6-0 win at No. 4 singles over Barber, followed by Genestay's 6-3, 6-1 victory at No. 5 to make it 3-0.
Bizouerne, ranked No. 36 nationally, clinched the match at No. 3 singles with a 6-3, 6-2 decision over Vazquez.
Goubet pushed the lead to 5-0 with a 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 2 singles against Veroux.
The Rams avoided the sweep at the top spot, as Bertran dropped a hard-fought three-set match to No. 40 Oderkerk.
Senior
Regina Ruiz (Mexico City, Mexico) closed out the scoring for Queens at No. 6 singles, rallying for a 6-7
(5-7), 7-6
(7-3), 1-0
(10-5) comeback victory over Frost.
Next Match:
Queens returns to action on Friday, April 10, traveling to Washington, D.C. for an East Coast Conference matchup against the University of the District of Columbia. First serve is scheduled for 10:00 a.m.
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