QUINCY, Ill. – The QU tennis program picked up a pair of wins on Friday afternoon as the men's team swept Grand View 7-0 first, and the women's team followed them with a 6-1 win over Truman State. 

The men's squad completed a clean sweep of the Vikings on Friday afternoon as every Hawk won their match. Erik Weiler led things off with a 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 win in the number one singles slot. Sebastin Gomez won the number two match 6-4, 6-3, and Brenden Everhart won in the three spot, 6-3, 6-1. 

Luca Cantale, Samuele Contestabile, and Ettore Pavesi rounded out singles play with wins as Contestabile and Pavesi both won 6-0, 6-1. 

In doubles, Pavesi and Everhart won in the top doubles match 6-3. Weiler and Zach Willing won the second doubles matchup 6-4, and Cantale paired with Contestabile won in sweeping fashion, 6-0. 

On the women's side, Laila Leist-Alston continued her dominance with a 6-2, 6-1 win in the top singles match. Makaela Hampton won the number two singles match in comeback fashion, 5-7, 6-2, 6-3. Steffi Lao swept the number three's match 6-0, 6-0, and Nicole Lao won 6-0, 6-2. Annie McGinnis rounded out singles play with a 6-2, 6-2 win. 

In doubles, the Hawks made quick work of the Bulldogs and won all three matchups. Leist-Alston and Nicole Lao won 6-3 in the top doubles match, Hampton and Steffi Lao won 6-1 in the number two doubles pairing, and the team of McGinnis and Noni Updyke won 6-2 to seal round out the Friday sweep for the QU tennis program. 

Both teams will play this coming Thursday (April 7) against Missouri Baptist in Reservoir Park at 1:00 PM.