FLORENCE, SC – Junior Fredrika Regner and freshman Hermon Mikael led Francis Marion University to a season-opening 4-0 sweep of Bluefield State College, Friday evening (Feb. 7) in the first round of the second-annual City of Florence Women's College Tennis Invitational.

The two-day event is being played at the City of Florence/Dr. Eddie Floyd Tennis Center.  Admission is free. FMU (1-0), ranked ninth in the NCAA Division II Southeast Region poll, will play Palm Beach Atlantic University in a semifinal match on Saturday at 11 a.m. with the final round of women's matches set for 4 p.m. on Saturday.

Regner and junior Elisa Lang quickly dispatched their opponents 6-0 at No.1 doubles and Mikael and freshman Gabriel Karatantcheva won 6-1 at No.3 to earn the doubles point for Francis Marion.

In singles play, Regner won in straight-sets 6-2, 6-2 at the No.1 position, junior Lesshika Vala was victorious at the No.6 spot 6-2, 6-2, and Mikael clinched the match at No.5 winning 6-0, 6-4.

Women's Tennis
Feb 07, 2020 at Florence, SC (COF/Dr. Eddie Floyd Tennis Center)
Francis Marion University 4, Bluefield State College 0
Singles competition
1. Fredrika Regner (FMU_W) def. Milica Knezevic (BLUE) 6-2, 6-2
2. Eva Zannier (FMU_W) vs. Ghita Courdi (BLUE) 6-7 (9-11), unfinished
3. Elisa Lang (FMU_W) vs. Laura Arias (BLUE) 6-6, unfinished
4. Gabriel Karatantcheva (FMU_W) vs. Sophie Bygrave (BLUE) 6-3, 4-3, unfinished
5. Hermon Mikael (FMU_W) def. Paula Saez (BLUE) 6-0, 6-4
6. Lesshika Vala (FMU_W) def. Milica Krnjaja (BLUE) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Fredrika Regner/Elisa Lang (FMU_W) def. Milica Knezevic/Paula Saez (BLUE) 6-0
2. Lesshika Vala/Eva Zannier (FMU_W) vs. Sophie Bygrave/Laura Arias (BLUE) 4-3, unfinished
3. Hermon Mikael/Gabriel Karatantcheva (FMU_W) def. Milica Krnjaja/Ghita Courdi (BLUE) 6-1

Match Notes:  Bluefield State College 0-3 ; Francis Marion University 1-0; Regional ranking #9
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (1,6,5)
2nd-annual City of Florence College Tennis Invitational