FLORENCE, SC – The University of Mount Olive women's tennis team rallied to capture a three-sets win at No.1 doubles and claimed the fifth-place match at the Raines Company City of Florence Tennis Invitational by a 4-3 score over Francis Marion University on Sunday afternoon (Feb. 6).
 
Francis Marion (1-2) will host Lenior-Rhyne University on Sunday (Feb. 13) at 2 p.m. on the Kassab Courts.
 
On Sunday, FMU junior Gabriel Karatantcheva and sophomore Camryn Cassetori earned a 7-5 victory at No.3 doubles, but UMO captured a hard-fought 7-5 win at the No.2 position and a 6-0 sweep at the top spot to gain the doubles point.
 
In singles action, FMU registered wins by freshman Sophia Hansen at No.3 (6-0, 6-1), freshman Kim Venghaus at No.5 (4-6, 6-4, 6-1), and sophomore Camryn Cassetori at No.6 (6-0, 7-5) to even the match at 3-3.  However, the Trojans recorded a 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory at No.1 singles to clinch the match.
 
 
Women's Tennis Match Results
2/6/2022 at Florence, SC
(Dr. Eddie Floyd Florence Tennis Center)
Univ. of Mount Olive 4, Francis Marion University 3
Singles competition
1. Ingrid Montserrat (UMO-W) def. Hermon Mikael (FMUW) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
2. Nele Weber (UMO-W) def. G. Karatantcheva (FMUW) 6-4, 6-3
3. Sophia Hansen (FMUW) def. Ece Yuksel (UMO-W) 6-0, 6-1
4. Deike Schipper (UMO-W) def. Julie Martincova (FMUW) 6-3, 6-4
5. Kim Venghaus (FMUW) def. Bipasha Mehn (UMO-W) 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
6. Camryn Cassetori (FMUW) def. Maria Impalea (UMO-W) 6-0, 7-5
Doubles competition
1. Ingrid Montserrat/Deike Schipper (UMO-W) def. Hermon Mikael/Sophia Hansen (FMUW) 6-0
2. Nele Weber/Bipasha Mehn (UMO-W) def. Julie Martincova/Kim Venghaus (FMUW) 7-5
3. G. Karatantcheva/Camryn Cassetori (FMUW) def. Jessica Aylward/Maria Impalea (UMO-W) 7-5
 
Match Notes:  Univ. of Mount Olive 2-1
Francis Marion University 1-2
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (3,6,2,4,5,1)
Raines Company City of Florence Invitational (fifth-place match)