FLORENCE, SC – In a battle of regionally ranked women's tennis squads, Lenoir-Rhyne University ended Francis Marion University's five-match winning streak with a 6-1 victory over the Patriots, Sunday afternoon (March 8) at the Dr. Eddie Floyd Florence Tennis Center.

FMU, now 6-3, will host Ashland University on Tuesday at 2 p.m. on the Kassab Courts at the FMU campus.  Francis Marion is ranked ninth in the Southeast Region, while Lenoir-Rhyne (7-2) is ranked seventh.

LRU won the doubles point despite Patriot freshmen Gabriel Karatantcheva and Hermon Mikael winning 6-4 at the No.3 position.

Karatantcheva earned the lone FMU point with a 6-3, 6-1 victory at No.3 singles.  She improves to 8-0 in singles competition as a collegiate player, while Mikael (7-1) suffered her first singles loss of the year at the No.5 spot.  As a doubles team, the duo improves to 7-1.

Women's Tennis
Mar 08, 2020 at Florence, SC (Dr. Eddie Floyd/Florence Tennis Center)
Lenoir-Rhyne University 6, Francis Marion University 1
Singles competition
1. Gemma Southwick (LRUW) def. Fredrika Regner (FMU_W) 6-3, 4-6, 6-1
2. Evelin Menyhart (LRUW) def. Eva Zannier (FMU_W) 6-2, 6-4
3. Gabriel Karatantcheva (FMU_W) def. Lucy Whelan (LRUW) 6-3, 6-1
4. Ally Garofoli (LRUW) def. Elisa Lang (FMU_W) 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
5. Sanne Janssen (LRUW) def. Hermon Mikael (FMU_W) 6-2, 6-4
6. Diana Babinets (LRUW) def. Lesshika Vala (FMU_W) 6-1, 7-5
Doubles competition
1. Gemma Southwick/Sanne Janssen (LRUW) def. Elisa Lang/Fredrika Regner (FMU_W) 6-3
2. Lucy Whelan/Evelin Menyhart (LRUW) def. Eva Zannier/Magan Head (FMU_W) 6-0
3. Gabriel Karatantcheva/Hermon Mikael (FMU_W) def. Ally Garofoli/Diana Babinets (LRUW) 6-4

Match Notes: Lenoir-Rhyne University 7-2; Regional ranking #7 Francis Marion University 6-3; Regional ranking #9
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (3,2,5,6,4,1)
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