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GREENWOOD, SC – After losing all three doubles matches, 10th-ranked Francis Marion University rallied in singles action but came up just short in a 5-3 loss to 29th-ranked Georgia College, Friday evening (April 20) at the Peach Belt Conference Men's Tennis Tournament.
Francis Marion, now 10-6, must now wait until Tuesday's announcement of the NCAA Division II Tournament field to see if it will receive an at-large bid. Georgia College (11-7) advances on to Saturday's semifinals.
Although every match was fairly close, the Bobcats swept all three doubles contests, including an 8-5 surprise of FMU's fifth-ranked No.1 duo of Alex Caspari and Gavin Davison.
Caspari (No.1), freshman Jonathan Hain (No.4), and senior Dirk Bair (No.6) earned singles wins, but Georgia College collected straight-set victories at the No.2 and No.5 positions to close out the match.
Men's Tennis Match Results
Peach Belt Conference Tournament Quarterfinals
April 20, 2012 at Greenwood, S.C.
#29 Georgia College 5, #10 Francis Marion 3
Singles competition
1. #13 Alex Caspari (FMUM) def. #24 Jerome Leborgne (GC) 6-4, 6-2
2. Johan Wadstein (GC) def. Jack Bishop (FMUM) 6-3, 6-2
3. Leo Bernardes (GC) vs. Gavin Davison (FMUM) no result
4. Jonathan Hain (FMUM) def. Alex Shubert (GC) 6-2, 6-3
5. Wictor Andersson (GC) def. Tim Ruepke (FMUM) 6-3, 6-3
6. Dirk Bair (FMUM) def. Tyler Franks (GC) 6-3, 7-5
Doubles competition
1. #9 Jerome Leborgne/Johan Wadstein (GC) def. #5 Alex Caspari/Gavin Davison (FMUM) 8-5
2. Wictor Andersson/Leo Bernardes (GC) def. Jack Bishop/Jonathan Hain (FMUM) 8-5
3. Tyler Franks/Alex Shubert (GC) def. Dirk Bair/Tim Ruepke (FMUM) 8-6
Match Notes: Georgia College 11-7; National ranking #29; Regional ranking #8
Francis Marion 10-6; National ranking #10; Regional ranking #4
