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MT26 Miguel Maia looks to return a shot versus Barton College
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Barton College BARTON (2-11, 2-5)
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Winner Francis Marion University FMU (6-9, 4-4)
Barton College BARTON
(2-11, 2-5)
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Final
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Francis Marion University FMU
(6-9, 4-4)
Winner

Match Recap: Men's Tennis |

Maia leads Francis Marion past Barton 7-0

FLORENCE, SC – Sophomore Miguel Maia provided a pair of clinching points to lead Francis Marion University to a 7-0 victory over visiting Barton College, Tuesday afternoon (Apr. 7) in Conference Carolinas men's tennis action.
 
Francis Marion improves to 6-9 overall and evens its conference mark at 4-4.  The Patriots will celebrate Senior Day with a 2 p.m. match against Ferrum College on Friday.
 
FMU swept all three doubles matches with sophomores Diego Vega Espinosa and Adrian Calvo Guerrero winning 6-0 at the third spot, Maia and freshman Viktor Viraghalmi winning 6-1 at the second spot, and freshman Boris van Ruiten and junior Alexandre Frigout winning 6-4 at the top position.
 
Patriot senior Niklas Plath upped the margin to 2-0 with a quick 6-0, 6-1 victory at No.6 singles.  Freshman Koldo Zuniga followed with a 6-1, 6-2 victory at No.5 singles, before  Maia claimed a 6-1, 6-2 win at the No.1 spot to clinch the match with a 4-0 advantage.
 
The other Francis Marion wins came from van Ruiten (6-0, 2-6, 6-3) at No.2 singles, Vega Espinosa (6-2, 6-1) at No.5 singles, and Viraghalmi (6-3, 6-2) at No.3 singles.
 
 
Men's Tennis Match Results
4/7/2026 at Florence, SC (Kassab Courts)
Francis Marion University 7, Barton College 0
Singles competition
1. Miguel Maia (FMU) def. Nicola Bottelberghs (BARTON) 6-1, 6-2
2. Boris van Ruiten (FMU) def. Fredrik Foss (BARTON) 6-0, 2-6, 6-3
3. Viktor Viraghalmi (FMU) def. Diego Rodriguez (BARTON) 6-3, 6-2
4. Koldo Zuniga (FMU) def. Juliann Starland (BARTON) 6-1, 6-2
5. Diego Vega Espinosa (FMU) def. Sean Maphosa (BARTON) 6-2, 6-1
6. Niklas Plath (FMU) def. Chapman Kinlaw (BARTON) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Boris van Ruiten/Alexandre Frigout (FMU) def. Fredrik Foss/Nicola Bottelberghs (BARTON) 6-4
2. Viktor Viraghalmi/Miguel Maia (FMU) def. Sean Maphosa/Diego Rodriguez (BARTON) 6-1
3. Diego Vega Espinosa/A. Calvo Guerrero (FMU) def. Chapman Kinlaw/Juliann Starland (BARTON) 6-0
 
Match Notes:  Barton College 2-11, 2-5
Francis Marion University 6-9, 4-4
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (6,4,1,2,5,3)
 
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