Anderson, S.C. – Anderson University men's and women's tennis fell to South Atlantic Conference opponent Queens, 5-2, in its opening SAC regular season match on Wednesday afternoon at the AU Tennis Complex.
Both the men's and women's teams slipped to 9-2 overall and 0-1 in conference action.
Anderson continues conference play when it host Lenoir-Rhyne on Friday. First serve is scheduled for 2 pm.
Queens University of Charlotte 5, Anderson University 2
MEN'S TENNIS
Singles competition
1. Ignacio Bidegain (AUM) def. Agustin Aran Martin (QUEENSM) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
2. Edoardo Bottino (QUEENSM) def. Thomas Smalley (AUM) 6-0, 6-3
3. Adam Kush (AUM) def. Jan Malmon (QUEENSM) 7-6, 6-1
4. Edoardo Cecere (QUEENSM) def. Preston Morpeth (AUM) 6-4, 6-2
5. Sebastian Meum (QUEENSM) def. Aaron Cabo (AUM) 6-4, 4-6, 7-6
6. Yoan Russinov (QUEENSM) def. Jeffrey Dayton (AUM) 6-1, 7-5
Doubles competition
1. Sebastian Meum/Kasper Rolfsen (QUEENSM) def. Thomas Smalley/Adam Kush (AUM) 6-4
2. Ignacio Bidegain/Preston Morpeth (AUM) def. Agustin Aran Martin/Edoardo Bottino (QUEENSM) 7-5
3. Jan Malmon/Edoardo Cecere (QUEENSM) def. Aaron Cabo/Jeffrey Dayton (AUM) 7-5
Match Notes:
Queens University of Charlotte 5-0
Anderson University 9-2
Order of Finish: 1,2,3...3,2,1,4,5,6
Official: Weaver and Weaver T-3hr A-37
"Guys played hard today but came up a little short, said head coach Joey Eskridge. "Queens has beaten three top twenty five teams and one top ten team in the country in the last two weeks and we were right there with them. Hopefully we can learn from today and win the next one."
WOMEN's TENNIS
#19 Queens University of Charlotte 5, Anderson University 2
Singles competition
1. Anna Greer (AUW) def. Isabel Fornies (QUEENS) 7-6, 6-2
2. Yana Fleyer (QUEENS) def. Mirna Curcic (AUW) 6-2, 6-3
3. Sasha Davidzenka (QUEENS) def. Anya Tarlouskaya (AUW) 6-2, 6-1
4. Viktorija Veselinova (QUEENS) def. Kristen Reynolds (AUW) 6-3, 6-1
5. Megan Pleasant (AUW) def. Caity Klaassen (QUEENS) 6-1, 0-6, 6-4
6. Grace Forbes (QUEENS) def. Hannah Weaver (AUW) 6-2, 1-6, 10-8
Doubles competition
1. #17 Yana Fleyer/Sasha Davidzenka (QUEENS) def. Cameron Blanchard/Carrigan Blanchard (AUW) 6-2
2. Anna Greer/Mirna Curcic (AUW) def. Isabel Fornies/Viktorija Veselinova (QUEENS) 6-0
3. Caity Klaassen/Grace Forbes (QUEENS) def. Anya Tarlouskaya/Victoria Wuilloud (AUW) 6-3
Match Notes:
Queens University of Charlotte 3-1; National ranking #19; Regional ranking #6
Anderson University 9-2
Official: Weaver and Weaver T-3 hr A-37
"Girls played great today at certain positions, said Eskridge. "If we can get consistent performance out of few more players on our team we will be a contender in our conference. I was really happy because last year they destroyed us, except at one position."
