MURFREESBORO, NC – Freshman Paige Wise and junior Hermon Mikael earned the doubles point with a win at the top position and Francis Marion University dropped only six games in singles play to cruise to a 7-0 win over Chowan University on Saturday afternoon (March 19) in the Conference Carolinas opener for both squads.  It is FMU's first victory as a Conference Carolinas member.
 
The Patriot women improve to 6-3 overall with their fifth consecutive win.  Francis Marion returns home to host Erskine College on Friday at 2:30 p.m. and Emmanuel College (Ga.) on Saturday at 11 a.m., both on the Kassab Courts.
 
The short-handed Hawks competed with only four players meaning they defaulted at No.3 doubles and No.5 and 6 singles.
 
Wise and Mikael dispatched Micayah Porter and Sreshta Puducheri at No.1 doubles to give FMU an early 1-0 lead.
 
With the two defaults in singles, the advantage quickly swelled to 3-0.  Wise then capped the successful outing with a 6-0, 6-2 win at No.1 singles.
 
Later, Mikael won at the No.2 spot by a 6-1, 6-2 score, while junior Gabriel Karatantcheva was victorious 6-0, 6-0 at No.3, and freshman Sophia Hansen won 6-1, 6-0 at No.4.
 
Wise remains unbeaten (5-0) in singles action this year, while Hansen improved to 6-2 and Karatantcheva to 5-1.
 
 
Women's Tennis Match Results
3/19/2022 at Murfreesboro, NC (Rose Family Tennis Complex)
Francis Marion 7, Chowan 0
Singles competition
1. Paige Wise (FMUW) def. Micayah Porter (CU) 6-0, 6-2
2. Hermon Mikael (FMUW) def. Valentina Domenicone (CU) 6-1, 6-2
3. G. Karatantcheva (FMUW) def. Sreshta Puducheri (CU) 6-0, 6-0
4. Sophia Hansen (FMUW) def. Asuntha Fleming (CU) 6-1, 6-0
5. Julie Martincova (FMUW) def. No player (CU), by default
6. Camryn Cassetori (FMUW) def. No player (CU), by default
Doubles competition
1. Paige Wise/Hermon Mikael (FMUW) def. Micayah Porter/Sreshta Puducheri (CU) 6-1
2. Valentina Domenicone/Asuntha Fleming (CU) def. Julie Martincova/Kim Venghaus (FMUW) 6-4
3. G. Karatantcheva/Camryn Cassetori (FMUW) def. No player/No player (CU), by default
 
Match Notes:  Francis Marion 6-3 (1-0)
Chowan 1-4 (0-1)
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (5,6,1,3,4,2)