MURFREESBORO, NC – Juniors Martin Barbera and Harri Lloyd-Evans each contributed a pair of wins to lead Francis Marion University past Chowan University 7-0, Tuesday afternoon (Apr. 9) in Conference Carolinas men's tennis play.
 
Francis Marion improves to 8-6 overall and evens its conference slate at 2-2.  The Patriots will host a pair of matches this weekend: Lees-McRae College for Senior Day on Friday at 1 p.m. and King University (Tenn.) on Saturday at 1 p.m.  Both matches will be played on the Kassab Courts on the FMU campus and admission is free.
 
FMU claimed the doubles point and a 1-0 early lead when Lloyd-Evans and sophomore Pedro Caro won 6-0 at the No.3 position and Barbera and senior Leonel Gonzalez were victorious 6-3 at the top spot.
 
As singles play began, the Patriots went ahead 2-0 with a default win at No.6 singles.  Junior Luis Lopez Sarasa earned a straight-sets 6-0, 6-0 win at the No.5 spot and Gonzalez picked up the match-clinching point with a 6-4, retirement win at No.3 singles.
 
Lloyd-Evans (6-1, 7-5), Barbera (6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (10-5)), and freshman Ben Scott (6-2, 6-0) accounted for the other three points with wins at positions No.2, No.1, and No.4 respectively.
 
 
Men's Tennis Match Results
4/9/2024 at Murfreesboro, N.C.  (Rose Family Tennis Complex)
#37 Francis Marion 7, Chowan 0
Singles competition
1. Martin Barbera (FMU) def. Marcel Ungerboeck (CHOWAN) 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (10-5)
2. Harri Lloyd-Evans (FMU) def. Cristobal Fuentes (CHOWAN) 6-1, 7-5
3. Leonel Gonzalez (FMU) def. Gabriel Gomes (CHOWAN) 6-4, retired
4. Ben Scott (FMU) def. Alvaro Juscamaita (CHOWAN) 6-2, 6-0
5. Luis Lopez Sarasa (FMU) def. Huascar Urbina (CHOWAN) 6-0, 6-0
6. Adam Ernberg (FMU) def. No player (CHOWAN), by default
Doubles competition
1. Martin Barbera/Leonel Gonzalez (FMU) def. Cristobal Fuentes/Gabriel Gomes (CHOWAN) 6-3
2. Nikola Cvetanovic/Marcel Ungerboeck (CHOWAN) def. Austin Vienna/Luis Lopez Sarasa (FMU) 6-4
3. Pedro Caro/Harri Lloyd-Evans (FMU) def. Alvaro Juscamaita/Huascar Urbina (CHOWAN) 6-0
 
Match Notes:  Francis Marion 8-6 (2-2); National ranking #37
Chowan 0-9 (0-4)
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (6,5,3,2,1,4)