FLORENCE, SC – Francis Marion University swept all three doubles matches en route to a 6-3 victory over Division I Boston University, Tuesday afternoon (March 8) in non-conference men's tennis action.

Francis Marion climbs above the. 500 mark at 6-5 and will return to the Kassab Courts to host 33rd-ranked University of Southern Indiana on Wednesday at 2 p.m.  The Patriots are in the midst of a 10-match homestand.  Boston University drops to 4-5.

Senior Patrick Hensley and junior Jannik Roettlingsberger capped the Patriots' doubles sweep with a marathon 9-8 win at the No.2 spot.  The pair won the tie-breaker 7-3.

FMU freshman Tarass Thevenaz and junior Richard Ashforth opened singles play with wins at spots No. 5 and No.1 to accounting for the deciding points.  Freshman Philipp Sluga also earned a singles win for Francis Marion with a 6-4, 5-7, 6-0 victory at the No.3 position.

Five of the six singles matches went to three sets.

Men's Tennis Match Results
Mar 08, 2016 at Florence, SC (Kassab Courts)
Francis Marion University 6, Boston University 3

Singles competition
1. #7 Richard Ashforth (FMU) def. Jay Leelavanich (BOSTONU) 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (7-1)
2. Stefan Lemire (BOSTONU) def. Robin Hoek (FMU) 6-3, 2-6, 7-5
3. Philipp Sluga (FMU) def. Lucas Bombonatti (BOSTONU) 6-4, 5-7, 6-0
4. Satyajit Simhadri (BOSTONU) def. J. Roettlingsberger (FMU) 4-6, 7-5, 6-2
5. Tarass Thevenaz (FMU) def. Mario Sandoval (BOSTONU) 6-1, 6-3
6. Jeff Chan (BOSTONU) def. Patrick Hensley (FMU) 6-0, 3-6, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. Richard Ashforth/Philipp Sluga (FMU) def. Jake De Vries/Jay Leelavanich (BOSTONU) 8-6
2. J. Roettlingsberger/Patrick Hensley (FMU) def. Stefan Lemire/Mario Sandoval (BOSTONU) 9-8 (7-3)
3. Robin Hoek/Tarass Thevenaz (FMU) def. Jeff Chan/Satyajit Simhadri (BOSTONU) 8-5

Match Notes: Boston University 4-5 ; Francis Marion University 6-5
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (5,1,6,2,3,4)
T-4:35 A-33