FLORENCE, SC – Buoyed by strong play at the top of the line-up, Francis Marion University defeated Young Harris College 5-2, Saturday afternoon (March 13) in Peach Belt Conference women's tennis action.
 
Francis Marion will host Lander University on Saturday (March 20) at noon on the Kassab Courts.
 
In Saturday's women's match, FMU (3-6, 1-2) captured the doubles point with victories at spots No.1 and 2.  Sophomore Hermon Mikael and freshman Viktoria Leth were victorious 6-2 at the top position and junior Eva Zannier and sophomore Gabriel Karatantcheva won by the identical score at No.2.
 
Francis Marion clinched the match by winning each of the top four singles contests: Mikael at No.1 (6-4, 6-1), Leth at No.2 (6-0, 6-0), Zannier at No.3 (6-4, 6-2), and Karatantcheva at No.4 (6-0, 6-1).  Leth remains unbeaten (8-0) in singles play as a Patriot, while Mikael is 7-2 this season.
 
 
Women's Tennis
3-13-2021 at Florence, SC (Kassab Courts)
Francis Marion University 5, Young Harris College 2
Singles competition
1. Hermon Mikael (FMUW) def. Jing Dong (YHC) 6-4, 6-1
2. Viktoria Leth (FMUW) def. Rilee Marler (YHC) 6-0, 6-0
3. Eva Zannier (FMUW) def. Juli Boerr (YHC) 6-4, 6-2
4. G. Karatantcheva (FMUW) def. C. Marcko Ferreira (YHC) 6-0, 6-1
5. Zoe Freke (YHC) def. Camryn Cassetori (FMUW) 6-4, 6-4
6. Leanna Wood (YHC) def. Kailey Eggert (FMUW) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Hermon Mikael/Viktoria Leth (FMUW) def. Jing Dong/Juli Boerr (YHC) 6-2
2. Eva Zannier/G. Karatantcheva (FMUW) def. C. Marcko Ferreira/Zoe Freke (YHC) 6-2
3. Rilee Marler/Leanna Wood (YHC) def. Camryn Cassetori/Nargiza Yakhyaeva (FMUW) 7-6 (7-4)
 
Match Notes: Young Harris College 1-7 , 0-2
Francis Marion University 3-6 , 1-2
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (2,4,1,3,6,5)