DALONHEGA, GA – The nationally ranked Francis Marion University men's and women's tennis teams won five of six doubles matches and rode that fast start to a pair of Peach Belt Conference victories over North Georgia College & State University, Sunday afternoon (Feb. 20).
The 13th-ranked Francis Marion women won 7-2, while the 14th-ranked FMU men were victorious 6-3.
The women remain unbeaten at 5-0 overall and 2-0 in the PBC, while the men improve to 4-1 and 1-1. Both Francis Marion squads will travel to Tennessee next weekend to face Tusculum College on Saturday at 11 a.m. and Carson-Newman College on Sunday at 11 a.m.
Women's Tennis Match Results
Feb 20, 2011 at Dahlonega, GA
#13 Francis Marion University 7, North Georgia 2
Singles competition
1. #35 Jitka Gavdunova (FMUW) def. Laura Chapman (NGCSUW) 5-7, 6-3, 6-3
2. #31 Mona Blauen (FMUW) def. Stasa Vujosevic (NGCSUW) 4-6, 6-4, 6-0
3. Juliana Chiang (NGCSUW) def. Caitlin Siney (FMUW) 6-3, 6-3
4. Kimberley Hurter (FMUW) def. Audrey Marlette (NGCSUW) 6-3, 6-2
5. Jordan Poole (NGCSUW) def. Kerry Hall (FMUW) 6-0, 6-2
6. Kathryn Vernon (FMUW) def. Matilda Watson (NGCSUW) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. #5 Jitka Gavdunova/Mona Blauen (FMUW) def. Stasa Vujosevic/Laura Chapman (NGCSUW) 8-2
2. Kerry Hall/Kimberley Hurter (FMUW) def. Jordan Poole/Audrey Marlette (NGCSUW) 8-5
3. Caitlin Siney/Kathryn Vernon (FMUW) def. Juliana Chiang/Matilda Watson (NGCSUW) 8-5
Match Notes: Francis Marion University 5-0, 2-0 PBC; National ranking #13; Regional ranking #4 ; North Georgia 3-2, 1-1 PBC ; T-4:48 A-78
Men's Tennis Match Results
Feb 20, 2011 at Dahlonega, GA
#14 Francis Marion University 6, North Georgia 3
Singles competition
1. #3 Oshada Wijemanne (FMUM) def. Felipe Friedrich (NGCSUM) 6-7 (4-7), 7-6 (9-7), 6-0
2. Mateus Camasmie (NGCSUM) def. Karl Rogers (FMUM) 6-2, 5-7, 6-4
3. Alex Caspari (FMUM) def. Giovani Santos (NGCSUM) 6-1, 6-2
4. Adrien Saulais (NGCSUM) def. Tanguy Montoisy (FMUM) 6-3, 6-3
5. Dirk Bair (FMUM) def. Brandon Sloan (NGCSUM) 6-7 (5-7), 6-2, 6-3
6. Jack Bishop (FMUM) def. Ernesto Farinas (NGCSUM) 6-4, 4-6, 13-11
Doubles competition
1. Alex Caspari/Karl Rogers (FMUM) def. Brandon Sloan/Felipe Friedrich (NGCSUM) 8-6
2. Adrien Saulais/Mateus Camasmie (NGCSUM) def. Tim Ruepke/Dirk Bair (FMUM) 8-6
3. Oshada Wijemanne/Jack Bishop (FMUM) def. Giovani Santos/Ernesto Farinas (NGCSUM) 8-3
Match Notes: Francis Marion University 4-1, 1-1 PBC; National ranking #14; Regional ranking #4 ; North Georgia 2-2, 0-1 PBC ; T-5:12 A-98
