AIKEN, SC – The 37th-ranked Francis Marion University women's tennis team earned a 7-2 win over USC Aiken on Saturday (April 8) in Peach Belt Conference action, but the Patriot men fell to the 33rd-ranked Pacers 6-3.
The FMU women improve to 11-6 overall and move into a tie for sixth place in the PBC standings with a 7-4 mark. The Patriot men (6-8, 2-7) will play at Coastal Carolina University on Wednesday at 2 p.m., before both FMU squads host Georgia College on Friday at 2 p.m. for Senior Day and the annual Sea of Red match.
Francis Marion swept all three doubles matches in women's action and then earned singles points at positions No.1 (25th-ranked Samantha Koelliker), No.3 (Eva Lieben), No.4 (Sofia Henning), and No.6 (Theresa Hammerschlag).
Senior Richard Ashforth and sophomore Tarass Thevenaz won 8-6 at the No.1 men's doubles spot, but USCA claimed the other two doubles points. Ashforth, ranked 24th in NCAA Division II singles, also won his singles match 6-4, 6-7, 6-2, while freshman Matheo Espinosa accounted for the other Patriot point with a 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 win at the No.5 position.
Women's Tennis Match Results
Apr 08, 2017 at Aiken, S.C. (USC Aiken Tennis Complex)
#37 Francis Marion University 7, USC Aiken 2
Singles competition
1. #25 Samantha Koelliker (FMU_W) def. Nadine Tusiama (USCA) 6-4, 6-3
2. Olivera Veskovac (USCA) def. Marie Krueger (FMU_W) 6-4, 6-3
3. Eva Lieben (FMU_W) def. Brigitta Mirak (USCA) 7-5, 6-0
4. Sofia Henning (FMU_W) def. Kayla Calvert (USCA) 6-1, 7-6
5. Victoria Giannaccini (USCA) def. Anna Wintrich (FMU_W) 6-3, 7-6
6. Theresa Hammerschlag (FMU_W) def. Marie Habiyaremye (USCA) 6-2, 3-6, 10-8
Doubles competition
1. Samantha Koelliker/Marie Krueger (FMU_W) def. Marie Habiyaremye/Olivera Veskovac (USCA) 8-2
2. Eva Lieben/Anilu Barraza Araiza (FMU_W) def. Kayla Calvert/Brigitta Mirak (USCA) 8-4
3. Sofia Henning/Anna Wintrich (FMU_W) def. Victoria Giannaccini/Nadine Tusiama (USCA) 9-8
Match Notes: Francis Marion University 11-6; 7-4; National ranking #37; Regional ranking #7
USC Aiken 8-8; 3-7
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (2,3,1,4,5,6)
Men's Tennis Match Results
Apr 08, 2017 at Aiken, S.C. (USC Aiken Tennis Complex)
#33 USC Aiken 6, Francis Marion University 3
Singles competition
1. #24 Richard Ashforth (FMU) def. Mathias Degardin (USCA) 6-4, 6-7, 6-2
2. Antonio Sabugueiro (USCA) def. J. Roettlingsberger (FMU) 3-6, 7-5, 7-5
3. Julien Tan (USCA) def. Tarass Thevenaz (FMU) 6-4, 6-1
4. Hunter Lathrop (USCA) def. Raul Madrid (FMU) 7-5, 7-5
5. Matheo Espinoza (FMU) def. Wojciech Adamek (USCA) 2-6, 7-5, 6-4
6. Tales Silva (USCA) def. Henri Broeseler (FMU) 6-3, 4-6, 10-4
Doubles competition
1. Richard Ashforth/Tarass Thevenaz (FMU) def. Mathias Degardin/Julien Tan (USCA) 8-6
2. Antonio Sabugueiro/Tales Silva (USCA) def. Raul Madrid/J. Roettlingsberger (FMU) 9-8 (12-10)
3. Wojciech Adamek/Hunter Lathrop (USCA) def. Henri Broeseler/Matheo Espinoza (FMU) 8-3
Match Notes: Francis Marion University 6-8; 2-7
USC Aiken 8-7; 4-5; National ranking #33; Regional ranking #7
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (3,1,4,2,5,6)
