FMU Men named to All-PBC Tennis Team

Two Francis Marion University men's tennis players were named to the Peach Belt Conference 2010 All-Conference Teams.  The announcements were made at the recent PBC Championship Tournaments in Jonesboro, Ga.

Junior Dilshod Sharifi was named to the first-team All-PBC men’s singles squad, while junior Oshada Wijemanne was a second-team selection.  Sharifi and Wijemanne received second-team All-PBC doubles honors.  Both earn All-Conference recognition for the second straight year.

Sharifi, a native of Dushanbe, Tajikistan, is 14-1 in singles play and ranked first in NCAA Division II among singles players.  He is 8-1 in the extremely tough PBC, 3-1 against nationally ranked opponents, and owns a 53-4 career singles mark.

Wijemanne, a native of Colombo, Sri Lanka, has compiled a 10-4 singles mark, mainly at the No. 2 position, and is ranked 14th nationally. 

The two have also combined for a 10-5 doubles record at the No. 1 position and are ranked sixth in the latest national rankings.  Five of their matches have been against nationally ranked opponents.

The 13th-ranked Francis Marion men are 11-7, and are awaiting next week’s announcement of the NCAA Division II National Tournament field.