FLORENCE, SC – Senior Leonel Gonzalez and junior Martin Barbera combined for a doubles win and each registered a singles victory as 40th-ranked Francis Marion University beat short-handed King University (Tenn.) 6-1, Saturday afternoon (Apr. 13) in Conference Carolinas men's tennis action.
 
Francis Marion (10-6, 4-2) will play its final two regular-season matches on the road: Friday at Belmont Abbey College (1 p.m.) and Saturday at Converse University (11 a.m.).
 
The Patriots grabbed a quick 1-0 advantage by winning the doubles point.  FMU won the No.3 match by default and then Barbera and Gonzalez were victorious 6-0 at the top spot.  Junior Harri Lloyd-Evans and sophomore Pedro Caro won 6-1 at No.2.
 
Francis Marion won by default at No.6 singles to up its margin to 2-0.  FMU senior Adam Ernberg claimed the No.5 match 6-0, 6-1 and Barbera produced the match-clinching point with a 6-3, 6-2 victory at No.1 singles.
 
Other FMU wins came from junior Luis Lopez Sarasa (6-1, 7-5) at No.4 singles and Gonzalez (7-6 (7-1), 6-2) at No.3.
 
 
Men's Tennis Match Results
4/13/2024 at Florence, SC (Kassab Courts)
#40 Francis Marion University 6, King University 1
Singles competition
1. Martin Barbera (FMU) def. Rhys Halcrow (KING) 6-3, 6-2
2. Alex Sodre (KING) def. Harri Lloyd-Evans (FMU) 6-3, 6-2
3. Leonel Gonzalez (FMU) def. Isaac Yang (KING) 7-6 (7-1), 6-2
4. Luis Lopez Sarasa (FMU) def. Mat Vieira (KING) 6-1, 7-5
5. Adam Ernberg (FMU) def. Tyler Meade (KING) 6-0, 6-1
6. Florian Glaser (FMU) def. No player (KING), by default
Doubles competition
1. Martin Barbera/Leonel Gonzalez (FMU) def. Alex Sodre/Mat Vieira (KING) 6-0
2. Harri Lloyd-Evans/Pedro Caro (FMU) def. Rhys Halcrow/Isaac Yang (KING) 6-1
3. Rodrigo Cunha/Florian Glaser (FMU) def. No player/No player (KING), by default
 
Match Notes: King University 2-13, 0-6
Francis Marion University 10-6, 4-2; National ranking #40
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (6,5,1,2,4,3)