Francis Marion University seniors
Martin Barbera and
Harri Lloyd-Evans have been selected to the Conference Carolinas 2025 Men's Tennis All-Conference Team. Barbera was a second-team selection and Lloyd-Evans was a third-team pick.
Barbera, a native of Morelia, Mexico, earns All-Conference honors for the third time. He has played No.1 singles this season and registered a 7-9 record, including 5-4 against conference opponents.
He is 12-4 in doubles play at the No.1 position, including 6-2 in conference play, and is currently riding an eight-match winning streak.
He was named the conference Player of the Week once this season, and is a two-time Academic All-Conference selection. He currently stands 13th on the Patriot career singles wins list with a 50-26 mark and owns 47 career doubles victories.
Lloyd-Evans, a native of Newport, South Wales, United Kingdom, earns All-Conference recognition for the second time in his career.
He owns an 11-6 singles record this year, including 6-3 against conference opponents. His total includes a 2-1 record at No.2 singles and a 9-5 mark at the No.3 spot. He also owns an 8-7 doubles record at the No.2 position, including 4-4 in conference play.
Lloyd-Evans has career win totals of 43 in singles and 29 in doubles.
Francis Marion finished the regular season with an 11-6 record and tied for second in the conference standings with a 7-2 mark.
FMU is seeded third and will play in the quarterfinals of the Conference Carolinas Tournament in Sumter, S.C., on Friday (Apr. 25) at 1 p.m. against the winner of sixth-seeded Emmanuel University (Ga.) and seventh-seeded Young Harris.
A quarterfinal win for the Patriots would pit them against second-seeded Converse University in the semifinals on Saturday at 1 p.m., with the championship match set for Sunday at 1 p.m.
Barbera is a product of Dwight Global High School and is majoring in sports management, while Lloyd-Evans graduated from Ysgol Gyfun Gwynllyw High School and is majoring in sports marketing.
Martin Barbera Harri Lloyd-Evans
