CHARLOTTE, N.C. --- Queens University of Charlotte claimed a 6-1 victory over Tusculum University in South Atlantic Conference women's tennis action Saturday afternoon at the Howard Levine Tennis Center.
The 19th-ranked Royals (8-1, 7-1 SAC) earned their third straight victory and snapped a five-match winning streak by the Pioneers (6-3, 3-1 SAC) by winning five out of six singles matches after earning the doubles point.
In doubles, the Pioneers picked up a victory at flight two as Emilie Hansen and Amber Lackey defeated Caity Klaassen and Vikotrija Veselinova 6-4, but the Royals won the other two matches to capture the team point.
In singles, the Royals won the first three matches in straight sets to clinch the match. Hansen battled with Sasha Davidzenka at flight three, but lost 10-5 in a third-set tiebreaker after splitting the first two sets 6-0, 6-7 (6-8).
The lone point for the Pioneers came from flight four, where Caitlin McCullough outlasted Klaassen 2-6, 6-3, (10-6) in a tiebreaker.
The Pioneers, who have played nine straight matches on the road, will be back in competition at the Nichols Tennis Complex on Monday, March 22 against Coker starting at 1 p.m.