TIGERVILLE, SC – Francis Marion University earned the doubles point and then claimed three straight-sets singles wins en route to a 4-0 road victory over North Greenville University, Saturday afternoon (Apr. 15) in Conference Carolinas women's tennis action.
 
Francis Marion concludes its regular season with a 9-10 overall record and 4-5 conference mark.  The Patriots will be the seventh seed in next week's conference tournament at the Dr. Eddie Floyd Florence Tennis Center, and will play Emmanuel College (Ga.) on Friday at 9 a.m. in a first-round match.
 
Junior Julia Pinto and sophomore Sophia Hansen won 6-2 at the No.3 doubles position and senior Gabriel Karatantcheva and sophomore Kim Venghaus were victorious at the No.2 rung 6-4 to give FMU the doubles point and a 1-0 lead.
 
Hansen opened singles play with a 6-0, 6-1 win at the No.5 spot, and Karatantcheva followed with a 6-1, 1-0 win when her opponent retired at the No.1 position.  Freshman Chelsea Seidewitz clinched the match win for the Patriots with a 6-0, 6-2 victory at No.2 singles.  The win was the 13th for Seidewitz in 16 decisions this season.
 
 
Women's Tennis Match Results
04/15/2023 at Tigerville, S.C.  (Vance Tennis Complex)
Francis Marion University 4, North Greenville 0
Singles competition
1. G. Karatantcheva (FMU_W) def. Dora Kos (NGU) 6-1, 1-0, retired
2. Chelsea Seidewitz (FMU_W) def. Mitzy Enderink (NGU) 6-0, 6-2
3. Naomi Sakakibara (NGU) vs. Julie Martincova (FMU_W) 4-6, unfinished
4. Martina Cairus (NGU) vs. Kim Venghaus (FMU_W) 6-2, 3-2, unfinished
5. Sophia Hansen (FMU_W) def. Riley Gunter (NGU) 6-0, 6-1
6. Ashlen Chapman (NGU) vs. Julia Pinto (FMU_W) 3-6, 1-1, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. Mitzy Enderink/Dora Kos (NGU) def. Julie Martincova/Chelsea Seidewitz (FMU_W) 7-6 (8-6)
2. G. Karatantcheva/Kim Venghaus (FMU_W) def. Martina Cairus/Naomi Sakakibara (NGU) 6-4
3. Julia Pinto/Sophia Hansen (FMU_W) def. Ashlen Chapman/Riley Gunter (NGU) 6-2
 
Match Notes:  Francis Marion University 9-10 (4-5 CC)
North Greenville 3-14 (2-5 CC)
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (5,1,2)