April 3, 2010

Patriots sweep Pacers on hard courts 7-2 and 5-4

AIKEN, S.C. - The nationally-ranked Francis Marion University men’s and women’s tennis teams claimed a pair of Peach Belt Conference road wins against USC Aiken on Saturday (April 3) at the USCA Tennis Complex.

The 15th-ranked FMU men edged the 17th-ranked Pacers 5-4 by winning four of six singles matches.  The 13th-ranked Patriot women won 7-2.

The Patriot men are now 9-4 overall and 5-3 in the PBC, while women are 12-3 and 8-2.

In the men’s match, USCA won two of the three doubles matches, before Francis Marion rallied with straight-set wins at singles spots No. 1, 2, 4, and 5.

The Patriot women will play host to UNC Pembroke on Wednesday at 3 p.m. and both FMU squads will travel to South Carolina State University next Saturday.

 

Women’s Tennis Match Results

Apr 03, 2010 at Aiken, S.C.

 

#13 Francis Marion University 7, USC Aiken 2

Singles competition

1. #9 Tereza Sykorova (FMU) def. Grenet, Mathilde (USCAW) 6-0, 6-1

2. #36 Sabina Baberadova (FMU) def. Humphrey, Stephanie (USCAW) 6-0, 6-0

3. #34 Jitka Gavdunova (FMU) def. Angel, Maria (USCAW) 6-4, 6-3

4. Mona Blauen (FMU) def. Telford, Brittany (USCAW) 6-0, 6-3

5. Kerry Hall (FMU) def. Sandberg, Ida (USCAW) 6-1, 7-6

6. Gale, Bridgette (USCAW) def. Karine Augur (FMU) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles competition

1. #2 Tereza Sykorova/Sabina Baberadova (FMU) def. Grenet, Mathilde/Telford, Brittany (USCAW) 8-1

2. #13 Mona Blauen/Jitka Gavdunova (FMU) def. Angel, Maria/Humphrey, Stephanie (USCAW) 8-6

3. Sandberg, Ida/Gale, Bridgette (USCAW) def. Kerry Hall/Karine Augur (FMU) 8-3

 

Match Notes:

Francis Marion University 12-3, 8-2 PBC; National ranking #13; Regional ranking #4

USC Aiken 9-10, 4-8 PBC

 

Men’s Tennis Match Results

Apr 03, 2010 at Aiken, S.C.

 

#15 Francis Marion University 5, #17 USC Aiken 4

Singles competition

1. #17 Dilshod Sharifi (FMUM) def. Andrade, Gregory (USCAM) 6-3, 6-1

2. #9 Oshada Wijemanne (FMUM) def. Ponce, Juan Xavier (USCAM) 6-1, 6-3

3. Markiewicz, Nicolas (USCAM) def. Dirk Bair (FMUM) 6-1, 6-1

4. Alex Caspari (FMUM) def. Garcia, Filipe (USCAM) 6-2, 6-4

5. Karl Rogers (FMUM) def. Klass, Ben (USCAM) 6-3, 6-1

6. Guglielmeti, Juan (USCAM) def. Jack Bishop (FMUM) 6-2, 2-6, 11-9

Doubles competition

1. Andrade, Gregory/Ponce, Juan Xavier (USCAM) def. Oshada Wijemanne/Dirk Bair (FMUM) 8-5

2. Karl Rogers/Dilshod Sharifi (FMUM) def. Markiewicz, Nicolas/Garcia, Filipe (USCAM) 8-5

3. Klass, Ben/Guglielmeti, Juan (USCAM) def. Alex Caspari/Jack Bishop (FMUM) 8-6

 

Match Notes:

Francis Marion University 9-4, 5-3 PBC; National ranking #15; Regional ranking #5

USC Aiken 8-10, 2-7 PBC; National ranking #17; Regional ranking #7