BELMONT, NC – Belmont Abbey College defeated Francis Marion University 7-0, Friday afternoon (Apr. 19) in Conference Carolinas women's tennis action.
Francis Marion (7-9, 3-5) will play its final regular-season match on Saturday at 11 a.m. at Converse University.
Belmont Abbey (17-10, 6-2) took the No.3 doubles match by a 6-2 score. FMU's No.1 doubles duo of senior
Gabriel Karatantcheva and junior
Kim Venghaus (FMU_W) were victorious 6-2, but the Crusaders claimed the doubles point and a 1-0 advantage with a 7-6 (7-5) win at the No.2 position.
The Crusaders took all six singles matches in straight sets.
Women's Tennis Match Results
4/19/2024 at Belmont, N.C. (Reidy Tennis Center)
Belmont Abbey 7, Francis Marion University 0
Singles competition
1. Frankee Hendricks (BAC) def. G. Karatantcheva (FMU_W) 6-4, 6-4
2. Kaitlin Nguyen (BAC) def.
Chelsea Seidewitz (FMU_W) 6-3, 6-2
3. Hanley Riner (BAC) def.
Julie Martincova (FMU_W) 6-3, 6-2
4. Mackenzie McCarthy (BAC) def.
Polina Gontaryk (FMU_W) 6-3, 6-4
5. Alexis Burkhalter (BAC) def.
Sophia Hansen (FMU_W) 6-2, 6-0
6. Rebekka Collyer (BAC) def. Julia B. F. Pinto (FMU_W) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. G. Karatantcheva/
Kim Venghaus (FMU_W) def. Hanley Riner/Mackenzie McCarthy (BAC) 6-2
2. Elizabeth Vollmin/Leilany Sanchez (BAC) def.
Chelsea Seidewitz/
Polina Gontaryk (FMU_W) 7-6 (7-5)
3. Alexis Burkhalter/Paola Socarras (BAC) def.
Julie Martincova/Julia B. F. Pinto (FMU_W) 6-2
Match Notes: Francis Marion University 7-9 (3-5 CC)
Belmont Abbey 17-10 (6-2 CC)
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (5,3,2,4,1,6
