SALISBURY, NC – Bluefield State College rallied to win four of six singles matches and claim a 4-3 win over Francis Marion University, Saturday afternoon (Feb. 29) in non-conference men's tennis play.

Francis Marion drops to 3-3, with all three losses coming by narrow 4-3 decisions. The Patriots will play host to a pair of matches this coming weekend at the Dr. Eddie Floyd/Florence Tennis Center: Chowan University on Saturday (March 7) at 10 a.m. and Lenoir-Rhyne University on Sunday (March 8) at 3 p.m.

Francis Marion earned the doubles point and a 1-0 advantage after wins by seniors Henri Broeseler and Mauricio Guerrero at No.2 by a 6-1 score and freshman Liam Day and junior Matt Astell at No.3 by a 7-5 count.

The Patriots received identical straight-set singles victories by graduate student Alex Regner at No.3 (6-1, 6-4) and junior Paul Meuwissen at No.6 (6-1, 6-4).

Men's Tennis
Feb 29, 2020 at Salisbury, NC (Johnson Tennis Center)
Bluefield State College 4, Francis Marion University 3
Singles competition
1. Frederik Bau-Madsen (BLUE) def. Will Anth-Forsberg (FMU) 6-3, 6-4
2. Mohamed Belcora (BLUE) def. Liam Day (FMU) 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
3. Alex Regner (FMU) def. Mohamed Khalil (BLUE) 6-1, 6-4
4. #29 Tom Schmieta (BLUE) def. Mauricio Guerrero (FMU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
5. Fabian Avail-Torres (BLUE) def. Matt Astell (FMU) 6-3, 6-3
6. Paul Meuwissen (FMU) def. Luke Busse (BLUE) 6-1, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. Frederik Bau-Madsen/Mohamed Khalil (BLUE) def. Will Anth-Forsberg/Alex Regner (FMU) 6-3
2. Henri Broeseler/Mauricio Guerrero (FMU) def. Mohamed Belcora/Tom Schmieta (BLUE) 6-1
3. Liam Day/Matt Astell (FMU) def. Fabian Avail-Torres/Daniel Shasteen (BLUE) 7-5

Match Notes: Francis Marion University 3-3 Bluefield State College 4-1
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (3,1,5,2,4,6)