FLORENCE, SC – Senior Adam Ernberg contributed a doubles win and then provided the match-clinching singles victory to spark 40th-ranked Francis Marion University to a 5-2 win over Lees-McRae College, Friday afternoon (Apr. 12) in Conference Carolinas men's tennis action.
 
Francis Marion (9-6, 3-2) will play host to King University (Tenn.) on Saturday at 1 p.m. on the Kassab Courts.
 
The Patriots took a 1-0 lead by claiming all three doubles matches.  Junior Harri Lloyd-Evans and sophomore Pedro Caro were victorious 6-4 at No.3 singles, while junior Martin Barbera and senior Leonel Gonzalez improved to 11-2 this season with a 7-6 (7-4) win at No.1 singles.  Ernberg and junior Luis Lopez Sarasa completed the sweep with a 7-6 (7-4) decision at No.2 doubles.
 
As singles play commenced, Lopez Sarasa upped the margin to 2-0 with a 6-2, 6-4 win at the No.5 position.  Lloyd-Evans won 6-3, 6-4 at the No.2 spot to give FMU a 3-0 advantage.
 
The Bobcats (5-11, 0-5) drew to within 3-2 with singles wins at the No.3. and No.1 positions.
 
For the second time in eight days, Ernberg won the match-clinching singles match with a 6-2, 6-1 victory at the No.6 position. 
 
Freshman Ben Scott provided the fifth point with a 6-2, 6-4 win at No.4 singles.
 
Prior to first serve, the Patriots honored their two seniors: Ernberg and Gonzalez.
 
 
Men's Tennis Match Results
4/12/2024 at Florence, SC (Kassab Courts)
#40 Francis Marion University 5, Lees-McRae College 2
Singles competition
1. Max Borisov (LMCM_24) def. Martin Barbera (FMU) 7-5, 7-6 (11-9)
2. Harri Lloyd-Evans (FMU) def. Andrew Kunaka (LMCM_24) 6-3, 6-4
3. Ezequiel Arce (LMCM_24) def. Leonel Gonzalez (FMU) 6-3, 1-6, 6-3
4. Ben Scott (FMU) def. Andy Tallafigo (LMCM_24) 6-2, 6-4
5. Luis Lopez Sarasa (FMU) def. Cole Gibson (LMCM_24) 6-2, 6-4
6. Adam Ernberg (FMU) def. Hudson Hoskins (LMCM_24) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Martin Barbera/Leonel Gonzalez (FMU) def. Max Borisov/Andrew Kunaka (LMCM_24) 7-6 (7-4)
2. Luis Lopez Sarasa/Adam Ernberg (FMU) def. Ezequiel Arce/Andy Tallafigo (LMCM_24) 7-6 (7-4)
3. Harri Lloyd-Evans/Pedro Caro (FMU) def. Cole Gibson/Lorenzo Ferrer Maza (LMCM_24) 6-4
 
Match Notes: Lees-McRae College 5-11, 0-5
Francis Marion University 9-6, 3-2;
National ranking #40 Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (5,2,3,1,6,4)