FLORENCE, SC – After losing the doubles point, Francis Marion University stormed back to win all six singles matches en route to a 6-1 victory over visiting Edinboro University, Wednesday afternoon (Mar. 8) in non-conference women's tennis action.
 
Francis Marion improves to 5-4 and will continue its four-match home stand by entertaining Lincoln Memorial University on Sunday at 11 a.m.
 
After FMU freshman Chelsea Seidewitz and sophomore Julie Martincova claimed the No.1 doubles match by a 6-1 score, the Fighting Scots (2-6) won the other two doubles contests by 6-4 and 6-3 decisions to claim the doubles point and assume a 1-0 advantage.
 
The Patriots responded by winning all six singles matches.
 
Martincova quickly evened the match at 1-1 with a straight-sets 6-0, 6-0 victory at the No.3 position.  Senior Gabriel Karatantcheva followed with a 6-1, 6-1 victory at No.1, followed by Seidewitz winning 6-1, 6-0 at No.2, and sophomore Kim Venghaus clinching the match with a 6-4, 6-3 win at No. 4.  Seidewitz improved to a team-best 6-1 this season in singles competition.
 
The other two points were registered by juniors Julia Pinto (6-0, 6-2) at No.6 and Camryn Cassetori (6-2, 6-7 [4-7], 1-0 [10-8]) at No.5.
 
 
Women's Tennis Match Results
03/08/2023 at Florence, SC (Kassab Courts)
Francis Marion University 6, Edinboro University 1
Singles competition
1. G. Karatantcheva (FMU_W) def. Rafaella de Almeida (EU-W) 6-1, 6-1
2. Chelsea Seidewitz (FMU_W) def. Cecillia Carayol (EU-W) 6-1, 6-0
3. Julie Martincova (FMU_W) def. Sandra Riecken (EU-W) 6-0, 6-0
4. Kim Venghaus (FMU_W) def. Marina Zottele (EU-W) 6-4, 6-3
5. Camryn Cassetori (FMU_W) def. Ana Nadai (EU-W) 6-2, 6-7 (4-7), 1-0 (10-8)
6. Julia Pinto (FMU_W) def. Maria Clara Salomao (EU-W) 6-0, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Chelsea Seidewitz/Julie Martincova (FMU_W) def. Rafaella de Almeida/Maria Clara Salomao (EU-W) 6-1
2. Cecillia Carayol/Marina Zottele (EU-W) def. G. Karatantcheva/Kim Venghaus (FMU_W) 6-4
3. Ana Nadai/Sandra Riecken (EU-W) def. Camryn Cassetori/Julia Pinto (FMU_W) 6-3
 
Match Notes:  Edinboro University 2-6
Francis Marion University 5-4
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (3,1,2,4,6,5)