Flushing, N.Y. – The Queens College men's tennis team's East Coast Conference title defense got underway on a high note as the top-seeded No. 1 Knights swept the No. 4 Daemen University Wildcats Friday afternoon at Queens College Tennis Bubble.
With the win, the Knights improved to 16-7 overall, while the Wildcats moved to 3-17 overall.
Doubles Competition
The Knights took an early lead as the No. 3 doubles pair of sophomore Francisco Gonzalez (La Plata, Argentina ) / senior Julius Schulte (Dusseldorf, Germany) defeated Ross Belen/Jayven Williamson to the score of 6-1.
Queens would take a 1-0 lead into singles competition as the No. 2 doubles pair of freshman Philipp Uhde (Heidelberg, Germany) / senior Hugo Evangelista de Andrade (Goiania, Brazil) defeated Zachary LaPlante/Phillip Vance to the score of 6-2.
Singles Competition
The Knights wasted no time in taking a 2-0 lead as Gonzalez dispatched Belen at No. 5 singles to the score of 6-2, 6-0.
Uhde put the Knights one match away from advancing to the final with a two-set shutout victory over Williamson at No. 6 singles to the score of 6-0, 6-0.
Sophomore Tim Ostheimer (Frankfurt, Germany) would clinch the match for the Knights with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Sam Greco at No. 4 singles to advance the Knights to their eighth straight ECC final.
UP NEXT: Head Coach Somadi Druker and the Knights will now defend their title against No. 2 seed St. Thomas Aquinas College who defeated District of Columbia 4-0. The first serve is set for noon.
Provided by the Queens Sports Information Department.
