SUMTER, SC – Despite singles wins from sophomore Lara Lanno and freshman Alyssa Boschin, eighth-seeded Francis Marion University lost a hard-fought 4-2 decision to 48th-ranked and fifth-seeded Erskine College, Wednesday night (Apr. 22) in the open-round of the Conference Carolinas Women's Tennis Tournament.
 
Francis Marion ends its season with a 9-11 mark, while Erskine (13-8) advances to Thursday's quarterfinal round.
 
The Flying Fleet claimed 6-2 wins at No.1 and No.2 doubles to earn the doubles point and a 1-0 advantage.
 
As singles play began, Erskine upped its lead to 2-0 with a straight-sets victory at the No.3 position. 
 
Lanno trimmed the margin to 2-1 with a 6-3, 6-2 win at the top spot.  Erskine answered with a 6-3, 6-4 victory at No.2 singles, but Boschin kept FMU's hopes alive with a 6-4, 6-2 win at the No.6 rung.
 
However, the Flying Fleet registered a three-sets win (4-6, 6-2, 6-4) at the No.5 slot to clinch the match.  In the remaining match, FMU sophomore Fatima Hernandez Huerta was in a third-set battle at No.4 singles when play was stopped.
  
 
Women's Tennis Match Results
4/22/2026 at Sumter, SC (Palmetto Tennis Center)
#48 Erskine College  4, Francis Marion University 2
Singles competition
1. Lara Lanno (FMUW) def. Hanna Vasconez (ERSKINE) 6-3, 6-2
2. Vale Guerrero (ERSKINE) def. Magdalena Skachova (FMUW) 6-3, 6-4
3. Ariana Jativa (ERSKINE) def. Janka Juhasz (FMUW) 6-4, 6-2
4. Maria C. Padovani (ERSKINE) vs. F. Hernandez Huerta (FMUW) 2-6, 6-3, 5-3, unfinished
5. Barbara Brito (ERSKINE) def. Valery Gomez (FMUW) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
6. Alyssa Boschin (FMUW) def. Simona Stepanovic (ERSKINE) 6-4, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Ariana Jativa/Vale Guerrero (ERSKINE) def. Magdalena Skachova/Janka Juhasz (FMUW) 6-2
2. Maria C. Padovani/Barbara Brito (ERSKINE) def. Jensen Gibbs/F. Hernandez Huerta (FMUW) 6-2
3. Simona Stepanovic/Hanna Vasconez (ERSKINE) vs. Lara Lanno/Valery Gomez (FMUW) 4-4, unfinished
 
Match Notes:  Francis Marion University 9-11
Erskine College 13-8
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (3,1,2,6,5)
Conference Carolinas first-round match
Erskine advances to Thursday quarterfinals