FLORENCE, SC – Francis Marion University did not lose a set en route to a 7-0 sweep of West Virginia Wesleyan College, Thursday afternoon (March 7) in non-conference women's tennis action.
 
The Patriots improve to 3-4 and will host Edinboro University on Friday at 2 p.m. on the Kassab Courts.  Admission is free.
 
Francis Marion quickly captured the doubles point as sophomore Chelsea Seidewitz and freshman Polina Gontaryk won 6-0 at the No.2 spot and graduate student Julie Martincova and senior Julia Bellini Fernandes Pinto won 6-2 at the No.3 position.
 
Senior Gabriel Karatantcheva and junior Kim Venghaus completed the sweep with a 7-5 victory at No.1 doubles.
 
In singles play, Martincova was victorious at No.3 by a 6-1, 6-4 tally and Venghaus won 6-4, 6-3 at the No.5 spot.  Karatantcheva provided the match clinching point with a 6-3, 6-4 win at the top position.
 
The remaining wins came from Gontaryk (6-0, 6-1) at No.4; freshman Mia Koepf (6-1, 6-0) at No.6; and Seidewitz (7-5, 6-4) at the No.2 slot.
 
 
Women's Tennis Match Results
03/07/2024 at Florence, SC  (Kassab Courts)
Francis Marion University 7, West Virginia Wesleyan College 0
Singles competition
1. G. Karatantcheva (FMU_W) def. Dominique Jansen (WVWC) 6-3, 6-4
2. Chelsea Seidewitz (FMU_W) def. Omolade Aderemi (WVWC) 7-5, 6-4
3. Julie Martincova (FMU_W) def. Sneha Sundaraneedi (WVWC) 6-1, 6-4
4. Polina Gontaryk (FMU_W) def. Hailey Banda (WVWC) 6-0, 6-1
5. Kim Venghaus (FMU_W) def. Cayley Symons (WVWC) 6-4, 6-3
6. Mia Koepf (FMU_W) def. Marisa Lauffer (WVWC) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. G. Karatantcheva/Kim Venghaus (FMU_W) def. Dominique Jansen/Sneha Sundaraneedi (WVWC) 7-5
2. Chelsea Seidewitz/Polina Gontaryk (FMU_W) def. Cayley Symons/Omolade Aderemi (WVWC) 6-0
3. Julie Martincova/Julia B. F. Pinto (FMU_W) def. Hailey Banda/Marisa Lauffer (WVWC) 6-2
 
Match Notes:  West Virginia Wesleyan College 4-3
Francis Marion University 3-4
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (3,5,1,4,6,2)