GREENWOOD, SC – The Francis Marion University men's tennis team was on the road Thursday afternoon (Mar. 2) and dropped a 6-1 decision to 12th-ranked and unbeaten Lander University.
 
Francis Marion (3-5) will return home to host West Virginia Wesleyan College on Sunday at noon on the Kassab Courts.
 
Lander (8-0) earned the doubles point with wins at spots two and three, although FMU juniors Liam Day and Leonel Gonzalez were winning 6-5 at the top position when play stopped and the competition moved to singles.
 
Sophomore Martin Barbera accounted for the lone Francis Marion point with a 7-5, 6-3 victory at No.3 singles.
 
 
Men's Tennis Match Results
3/1/2023 at Greenwood, S.C. (Joe Cabri Tennis Center)
#12 Lander 6, Francis Marion University 1
Singles competition
1. Hugo Regner (LUM) def. Liam Day (FMU) 6-4, 6-3
2. Ambroise Marchand (LUM) def. Harri Lloyd-Evans (FMU) 6-2, 6-0
3. Martin Barbera (FMU) def. Alexandre Crepy (LUM) 7-5, 6-3
4. Matthew De Groot (LUM) def. Leonel Gonzalez (FMU) 6-0, 7-5
5. Mouad Naoui (LUM) def. Luis Lopez Sarasa (FMU) 6-2, 6-1
6. Markus Sorensen (LUM) def. Adam Ernberg (FMU) 7-5, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Markus Sorensen/Nick Beamish (LUM) vs. Liam Day/Leonel Gonzalez (FMU) 5-6, unfinished
2. Hugo Regner/Matthew De Groot (LUM) def. Martin Barbera/Luis Lopez Sarasa (FMU) 6-3
3. Ambroise Marchand/Alexandre Crepy (LUM) def. Adam Ernberg/Harri Lloyd-Evans (FMU) 7-6 (7-5)
 
Match Notes: Francis Marion University 3-5
Lander 8-0; National ranking #12
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (5,2,1,4,3,6)