AIKEN, S.C. - The nationally-ranked Francis Marion University
men's and women's tennis teams claimed a pair of Peach
Belt Conference road wins against USC Aiken on Saturday (April 3)
at the USCA Tennis Complex.
The 15th-ranked FMU men edged the 17th-ranked Pacers 5-4 by winning
four of six singles matches. The 13th-ranked Patriot women
won 7-2.
The Patriot men are now 9-4 overall and 5-3 in the PBC, while women
are 12-3 and 8-2.
In the men's match, USCA won two of the three doubles
matches, before Francis Marion rallied with straight-set wins at
singles spots No. 1, 2, 4, and 5.
The Patriot women will play host to UNC Pembroke on Wednesday at 3
p.m. and both FMU squads will travel to South Carolina State
University next Saturday.
Women's Tennis Match Results
Apr 03, 2010 at Aiken, S.C.
#13 Francis Marion University 7, USC Aiken
2
Singles
competition
1. #9 Tereza Sykorova (FMU) def. Grenet, Mathilde (USCAW)
6-0, 6-1
2. #36 Sabina Baberadova (FMU) def. Humphrey, Stephanie
(USCAW) 6-0, 6-0
3. #34 Jitka Gavdunova (FMU) def. Angel, Maria (USCAW)
6-4, 6-3
4. Mona Blauen (FMU) def. Telford, Brittany (USCAW) 6-0,
6-3
5. Kerry Hall (FMU) def. Sandberg, Ida (USCAW) 6-1,
7-6
6. Gale, Bridgette (USCAW) def. Karine Augur (FMU) 6-1,
6-0
Doubles
competition
1. #2 Tereza Sykorova/Sabina Baberadova (FMU) def. Grenet,
Mathilde/Telford, Brittany (USCAW) 8-1
2. #13 Mona Blauen/Jitka Gavdunova (FMU) def. Angel,
Maria/Humphrey, Stephanie (USCAW) 8-6
3. Sandberg, Ida/Gale, Bridgette (USCAW) def. Kerry
Hall/Karine Augur (FMU) 8-3
Match Notes:
Francis Marion University 12-3, 8-2 PBC; National ranking
#13; Regional ranking #4
USC Aiken 9-10, 4-8 PBC
Men's Tennis Match Results
Apr 03, 2010 at Aiken, S.C.
#15 Francis Marion University 5, #17 USC Aiken
4
Singles
competition
1. #17 Dilshod Sharifi (FMUM) def. Andrade, Gregory
(USCAM) 6-3, 6-1
2. #9 Oshada Wijemanne (FMUM) def. Ponce, Juan Xavier
(USCAM) 6-1, 6-3
3. Markiewicz, Nicolas (USCAM) def. Dirk Bair (FMUM) 6-1,
6-1
4. Alex Caspari (FMUM) def. Garcia, Filipe (USCAM) 6-2,
6-4
5. Karl Rogers (FMUM) def. Klass, Ben (USCAM) 6-3,
6-1
6. Guglielmeti, Juan (USCAM) def. Jack Bishop (FMUM) 6-2,
2-6, 11-9
Doubles
competition
1. Andrade, Gregory/Ponce, Juan Xavier (USCAM) def. Oshada
Wijemanne/Dirk Bair (FMUM) 8-5
2. Karl Rogers/Dilshod Sharifi (FMUM) def. Markiewicz,
Nicolas/Garcia, Filipe (USCAM) 8-5
3. Klass, Ben/Guglielmeti, Juan (USCAM) def. Alex
Caspari/Jack Bishop (FMUM) 8-6
Match Notes:
Francis Marion University 9-4, 5-3 PBC; National ranking
#15; Regional ranking #5
USC Aiken 8-10, 2-7 PBC; National ranking #17; Regional
ranking #7
