AUGUSTA, GA – The 14th-ranked Francis Marion University men's tennis team lost to 13th-ranked Columbus State University 5-0, late Friday evening (April 15) in the quarterfinal round of the 2011 Peach Belt Conference Tournament in Augusta, Ga.
The Francis Marion men drop to 10-7, the CSU men are 15-3.
Francis Marion will now wait to see if they might earn an at-large bid to the NCAA Division II Tournament.
Men's Tennis Match Results
Apr 15, 2011 at Augusta, GA
#13 Columbus 5 #14 Francis Marion 0
Singles
1. #42 Christophe Noblet (CSU) vs. #8 Oshada Wijemanne (FMU) DNF
2. Gordon Divljak (CSU) vs. Alex Caspari (FMU) DNF
3. Pasqual Duttlinger (CSU) def. Tim Rupke (FMU) 6-1, 6-0
4. Andre Mordhorst (CSU) def. Jack Bishop (FMU) 6-2, 6-1
5. Martin Shishkov (CSU) vs. Karl Rogers (FMU) DNF
6. Olivier Simonet (CSU) vs. Tanguy Montoisy (FMU) DNF
Doubles
1. #7 Noblet/Divljak (CSU) def. #18 Caspari/Rogers (FMU) 9-8
2. Cojbasic/Shishkov (CSU) def. Wijemanne/Bishop (FMU) 8-6
3. Duttlinger/Mordhorst (CSU) def. Bair/Rupke (FMU) 8-2
Match Notes:
Francis Marion 10-7; National ranking #14; Regional ranking #5
Columbus State 15-3; National ranking #13; Regional ranking #4
PBC Tournament Quarterfinal match
