AMERICUS, GA – The 13th-ranked Francis Marion University women's tennis team remained unbeaten with a 7-2 road victory over Georgia Southwestern State University on Saturday (March 12), while the 17th-ranked FMU men defeated the Hurricanes 8-1.
The Patriot women are now 8-0 overall and 4-0 in the PBC, and the FMU men improve to 7-1 and 3-1. Both squads will conclude their weekend trip to Georgia with 11 a.m. matches on Sunday morning at nationally-ranked Columbus State University.
Men's Tennis Match Results
Mar 12, 2011 at Americus, Ga.
#17 Francis Marion 8, Georgia Southwestern 1
Singles competition
1. #3 Oshada Wijemanne (FMUM) def. V. Pinones-Haltenhof (GSW) 6-1, 6-4
2. Alex Caspari (FMUM) def. Matt Vansant (GSW) 6-0, 6-1
3. Tim Ruepke (FMUM) def. Ryan Bartz (GSW) 6-3, 4-6, 6-0
4. Stephen Moore (GSW) def. Karl Rogers (FMUM) 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-6)
5. Jack Bishop (FMUM) def. Chris Eastwood (GSW) 6-3, 6-4
6. Dirk Bair (FMUM) def. Tommy Cangelosi (GSW) 6-4, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Alex Caspari/Karl Rogers (FMUM) def. V. Pinones-Haltenhof/Chris Eastwood (GSW) 9-7
2. Oshada Wijemanne/Mickey Poirier (FMUM) def. Ryan Bartz/Tommy Cangelosi (GSW) 8-6
3. Tim Ruepke/Dirk Bair (FMUM) def. Stephen Moore/Matt Vansant (GSW) 8-4
Match Notes: Francis Marion 7-1, 3-1 PBC; National ranking #17; Regional ranking #6
Georgia Southwestern 5-10, 0-4 PBC
Women's Tennis Match Results
Mar 12, 2011 at Americus, Ga.
#13 Francis Marion 7, Georgia Southwestern 2
Singles competition
1. #35 Jitka Gavdunova (FMUW) def. Leady Cuellar (GSW-W) 7-5, 6-0
2. #31 Mona Blauen (FMUW) def. Ginny Jones (GSW-W) 6-1, 6-0
3. Caitlin Siney (FMUW) def. Kalie Douberly (GSW-W) 6-3, 6-4
4. Kimberley Hurter (FMUW) def. Brooke Anglin (GSW-W) 6-0, 6-2
5. Kerry Hall (FMUW) def. Mollie McGowan (GSW-W) 6-1, 6-0
6. Melinda Vansant (GSW-W) def. Kathryn Vernon (FMUW) 6-3, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. #5 Jitka Gavdunova/Mona Blauen (FMUW) def. Leady Cuellar/Ginny Jones (GSW-W) 8-2
2. Kerry Hall/Kimberley Hurter (FMUW) def. Kalie Douberly/Melinda Vansant (GSW-W) 8-2
3. Brooke Anglin/Mollie McGowan (GSW-W) def. Caitlin Siney/Kathryn Vernon (FMUW) 8-2
Match Notes: Francis Marion 8-0, 4-0 PBC; National ranking #13; Regional ranking #4
Georgia Southwestern 9-6, 1-5 PBC
