FLORENCE, SC - Facing the middle match of a three contests-in-three-days stretch, the nationally ranked Francis Marion University tennis teams beat a pair of previously unbeaten Tusculum College squads, Saturday afternoon (March 6).

The fourth-ranked and undefeated Patriot women claimed a 7-2 victory over Tusculum, while the 15th-ranked FMU men swept the Pioneers 9-0.

The Patriot women improve to 7-0 overall, while the FMU men are 6-1.  Both squads will play nationally ranked Lynn University on Sunday at 10 a.m. at Sumter's Palmetto Tennis center.

Men's Tennis Match Results
Tusculum College vs Francis Marion University
Mar 06, 2010 at Florence, SC

#15 Francis Marion University 9, Tusculum College 0

Singles competition
1. #17 Dilshod Sharifi (FMUM) def. Henrique Rodrigues (TCM) 6-3, 6-1
2. Dirk Bair (FMUM) def. Luis Zamora (TCM) 6-1, 6-1
3. Alex Caspari (FMUM) def. Steven Lin (TCM) 6-0, 6-2
4. Karl Rogers (FMUM) def. Oliver Smith (TCM) 6-3, 7-5
5. Mickey Poirier (FMUM) def. Drew Kiser (TCM) 6-0, 5-7, 10-8
6. Jack Bishop (FMUM) def. Gui Carvalho (TCM) 6-0, 6-3

Doubles competition
1. Dirk Bair/Karl Rogers (FMUM) def. Henrique Rodrigues/Luis Zamora (TCM) 8-5
2. Alex Caspari/Jack Bishop (FMUM) def. Steven Lin/Oliver Smith (TCM) 8-1
3. Dilshod Sharifi/Mickey Poirier (FMUM) def. Drew Kiser/Paulo dos Santos (TCM) 8-2

Match Notes:
Tusculum College 6-1; Regional ranking #16
Francis Marion University 6-1; National ranking #15; Regional ranking #5

Women's Tennis Match Results
Mar 06, 2010 at Florence, SC

#4 Francis Marion University 7, Tusculum College 2

Singles competition
1. #6 Tereza Sykorova (FMU) def. Katelyn Doss (TCW) 6-0, 6-2
2. #26 Jitka Gavdunova (FMU) def. Courtney Conley (TCW) 6-0, 6-0
3. #8 Sabina Baberadova (FMU) def. Taylor Patterson (TCW) 6-0, 6-1
4. Mona Blauen (FMU) def. Caroline Crowe (TCW) 6-0, 6-1
5. Kerry Hall (FMU) def. Katie Hillis (TCW) 6-3, 6-1
6. Blake Thompson (TCW) def. Rachel Rubin (FMU) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. #2 Tereza Sykorova/Sabina Baberadova (FMU) def. Katelyn Doss/Caroline Crowe (TCW) 8-0
2. Jitka Gavdunova/Mona Blauen (FMU) def. Taylor Patterson/Courtney Conley (TCW) 8-1
3. Kristin Keefer/Megan Buckmaster (TCW) def. Karine Augur/Kerry Hall (FMU) 8-3

Match Notes:
Tusculum College 6-1
Francis Marion University 7-0; National ranking #4; Regional ranking #2