TIGERVILLE, SC – Sophomore Liam Day helped lead 47th-ranked Francis Marion University to a 7-0 road victory over North Greenville University, Saturday afternoon (April 23) in Conference Carolinas men's tennis play.
 
The win wraps up the regular-season schedule for Francis Marion, which improves to 12-6 overall and 6-4 in league action. The Patriots under first-year head coach Jay Evans will enter next weekend's conference tournament as the fifth seed and will play eighth-seeded Southern Wesleyan University on Friday (April 29) at 9 a.m. at the Palmetto Tennis Center in Sumter.
 
Doubles victories by Day and sophomore Leonel Gonzalez (6-3) at the No.1 spot and freshmen
Martin Barbera and Harri Lloyd-Evans (7-5) at No.2 gave FMU an early 1-0 advantage.  Day and Gonzalez improve to 15-2 this season.
 
Day then upped the margin to 2-0 with a quick 6-0, 6-1 victory at No.1 singles.  The final two rungs on the Patriot ladder registered the two points needed to clinch the decision.  Freshman Luis Lopez Sarasa won at the No.5 spot by a 6-1, 6-1 count and sophomore Adam Ernberg was victorious 6-2, 6-1 at No.6.
 
The other singles wins came from Lloyd-Evans (6-0, 6-3) at No.2, Gonzalez (6-3, 6-3) at No.3 and Barbera (6-2, 6-4) at No.4.  Lloyd-Evans finishes the regular season with the Patriots' top singles mark at 14-2.
 
 
Men's Tennis Match Results
4/23/2022 at Tigerville, SC (Vance Tennis Complex)
#47 Francis Marion University 7, North Greenville University 0
Singles competition
1. Liam Day (FMU) def. Lucas Cardoso (NGU) 6-0, 6-1
2. Harri Lloyd-Evans (FMU) def. David Velasco (NGU) 6-0, 6-3
3. Leonel Gonzalez (FMU) def. Tuur Vos (NGU) 6-3, 6-3
4. Martin Barbera (FMU) def. Anthony Cassini (NGU) 6-2, 6-4
5. Luis Lopez Sarasa (FMU) def. Kyle Praschan (NGU) 6-1, 6-1
6. Adam Ernberg (FMU) def. Santiago Alvarez (NGU) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Liam Day/Leonel Gonzalez (FMU) def. Lucas Cardoso/David Velasco (NGU) 6-3
2. Martin Barbera/Harri Lloyd-Evans (FMU) def. Tuur Vos/Kyle Praschan (NGU) 7-5
3. Santiago Alvarez/Anthony Cassini (NGU) def. Adam Ernberg/Luis Lopez Sarasa (FMU) 7-5
 
Match Notes: Francis Marion University 12-6, 6-4; National ranking #47
North Greenville University 4-11, 4-6
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (1,5,6,2,4,3)