AUGUSTA, SC – The nationally ranked Francis Marion University men's and women's tennis teams dropped non-conference matches to BYU-Hawaii, Friday afternoon (March 18) in Augusta, Ga.
The 13th-ranked FMU women lost 5-0 to the second-ranked and unbeaten BYU-Hawaii women (19-0). The 17th-ranked Patriots men fell behind 3-0 after doubles play, rallied to tie the match at 3-3, but the next two singles matches went the way of the 30th-ranked Seasiders and BUY-Hawaii prevailed 5-3.
The Francis Marion women's team plays host to 11th-ranked Clayton State University for a key Peach Belt Conference match on Saturday morning (March 19) at 11 a.m. on the Kassab Courts.
Men's Tennis Match Results
Mar 18, 2011 at Augusta, GA
#30 BYU-Hawaii 5, #17 Francis Marion University 3
Singles competition
1. #18 Rong Ma (BYUH) def. #3 Oshada Wijemanne (FMUM) 6-2, 6-3
2. Alex Caspari (FMUM) def. Agnel Peter (BYUH) 6-1, 6-3
3. Diego Miranda (BYUH) def. Tim Ruepke (FMUM) 6-0, 7-6 (7-4)
4. Jack Bishop (FMUM) def. Chris Adamson (BYUH) 6-4, 6-2
5. Karl Rogers (FMUM) vs. Huakun Xing (BYUH) 5-7, 6-1, 4-3, unfinished
6. Dirk Bair (FMUM) def. Taylor De Hoyas (BYUH) 7-5, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Rong Ma/Agnel Peter (BYUH) def. Alex Caspari/Karl Rogers (FMUM) 8-6
2. Diego Miranda/Chris Adamson (BYUH) def. Oshada Wijemanne/Mickey Poirier (FMUM) 9-8 (8-6)
3. Huakun Xing/Taylor De Hoyas (BYUH) def. Dirk Bair/Tim Ruepke (FMUM) 8-0
Match Notes:
BYU-Hawaii 8-5; National ranking #30; Regional ranking #3
Francis Marion University 7-3; National ranking #17; Regional ranking #6
Women's Tennis Match Results
Mar 18, 2011 at Augusta, GA
#2 BYU-Hawaii 5, #13 Francis Marion University 0
Singles competition
1. #35 Jitka Gavdunova (FMUW) vs. I-Hsuan Hwang (BYUH) 1-6, unfinished
2. #31 Mona Blauen (FMUW) vs. #3 Yuan Jia (BYUH) 0-6, 3-3, unfinished
3. #2 Hewenfei Li Boud (BYUH) def. Caitlin Siney (FMUW) 6-1, 6-0
4. Kimberley Hurter (FMUW) vs. Salina Aranda (BYUH) 2-5, unfinished
5. Kerry Hall (FMUW) vs. Shawni Porter (BYUH) 4-4, unfinished
6. Sasha Ulbrichtova (BYUH) def. Rachel Gaster (FMUW) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. #2 Hewenfei Li Boud/Yuan Jia (BYUH) def. #5 Jitka Gavdunova/Mona Blauen (FMUW) 9-7
2. I-Hsuan Hwang/Shawni Porter (BYUH) def. Kerry Hall/Kimberley Hurter (FMUW) 8-0
3. Sasha Ulbrichtova/Salina Aranda (BYUH) def. Caitlin Siney/Kathryn Vernon (FMUW) 8-4
Match Notes:
BYU-Hawaii 19-0; National ranking #2; Regional ranking #1
Francis Marion University 9-2; National ranking #13; Regional ranking #4
