CHARLOTTE, N.C.— Montreat's men's tennis team opened its 2025 campaign with a match against an NCAA Division I opponent when it traveled to Queens University of Charlotte on Friday. The Cavaliers were shutout in both the singles and doubles matches. Montreat fell to a 0-1 record with the defeat.
 
The Royals jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead via the doubles point. Daniel Garcia Estrabot and Youssef Idboufous were the most competitive Cavs, losing 6-3 in their match. Jovan Slijepcevic and Jorge Cebria, along with Ibai Lopez and Danel Diez, lost 6-2 and 6-0, respectively, in their paired matches.
 
In the singles events, no Cav won a set; however, four Montreat players won three games in their matches despite losing. Garcia Estrabot, Idboufous and Bruno-Casimir Gehlhaar won three games in one of their two sets of play. Cebria did it twice, losing 6-3 in both sets of his match. The six straight-set wins for the Royals concluded the team match with a victory by a score of 7-0 over the Cavaliers.
 
Montreat's men's squad will compete in a team match against the Lincoln Memorial University Railsplitters on Feb. 21 in Harrogate, Tenn.