Patriot Netters split with Division I Bulldogs
ORANGEBURG, SC – The 13th-ranked Francis Marion University women’s tennis team defeated NCAA Division I opponent South Carolina State University 5-2 on Saturday afternoon (April10), while the 13th-ranked Patriot men dropped a 6-1 decision to the Bulldogs.
The match was scored by NCAA Division I rules with the team winning the majority of the three doubles matches gaining one point and each singles match counting as one point.
The Patriot women (14-3) won the No.1 and 2 doubles matches and then claimed the top four singles matches.
The FMU men (9-5) lost a tight 8-6 decision at No. 1 doubles and dropped the No.3 doubles contest 8-4.
The only singles victory for Francis Marion was by top-ranked and unbeaten Dilshod Sharifi 7-5, 6-3 at the No. 1 position, although three of the singles losses for the Patriots were in three sets. Sharifi runs his season mark to 13-0 and career record to 52-3.
Both Francis Marion teams will play host to top-ranked Armstrong Atlantic State University (women are 23-0, men 23-1) on Monday at 2 p.m. on the Kassab Courts.
Singles competition 1. #9 SYKOROVA,Tereza (FMU) def. SEKERINA,Darla (SCSUW) 3-4, retired 2. #36 BABERADOVA, Sabina (FMU) def. CRACIUN,Maria (SCSUW) 6-4, 6-4 3. #34 GAVDUNOVA,Jitka (FMU) def. VALDANE,Beate (SCSUW) 6-3, 6-4 4. BLAUEN, Mona (FMU) def. BOSNEAG,Laura (SCSUW) 6-2, 6-4 5. AMY CHEN, I-Chun (SCSUW) def. HALL, Kerry (FMU) 6-1, 6-4 6. BLOODNIECE,Iveta (SCSUW) def. AUGUR, Karine (FMU) 6-0, 6-0 Doubles competition 1. #2 SYKOROVA,Tereza/BABERADOVA, Sabina (FMU) def. SEKERINA,Darla/CRACIUN,Maria (SCSUW) 8-3 2. #13 BLAUEN, Mona/GAVDUNOVA,Jitka (FMU) def. VALDANE,Beate/BOSNEAG,Laura (SCSUW) 8-5 3. AMY CHEN, I-Chun/VARELA,Tatiana (SCSUW) def. HALL, Kerry/AUGUR, Karine (FMU) 8-0
Match Notes: Francis Marion University 14-3 South Carolina State Women 12-5 Scored by NCAA Division I regulations
Men’s Tennis Match Results Apr 10, 2010 at Orangeburg, SC South Carolina State Men 6, #13 Francis Marion University 1
Singles competition 1. #1 SHARIFI, Dilshod (FMUM) def. MEANA, Gabriel (SCSUM) 7-5, 6-3 2. PIVINKA,Radek (SCSUM) def. #14 WIJEMANNE,Oshada (FMUM) 6-4, 6-3 3. VINOGRADOVS, Peter (SCSUM) def. BAIR, Dirk (FMUM) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 4. KOVALEYCH,Dmytro (SCSUM) def. CASPARI,Alex (FMUM) 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 5. MALKO, Alexander (SCSUM) def. ROGERS, Karl (FMUM) 6-3, 6-0 6. GRUND, David (SCSUM) def. MONTOISY, Tanguy (FMUM) 6-2, 3-6, 11-9 Doubles competition 1. PIVINKA,Radek/MEANA, Gabriel (SCSUM) def. ROGERS, Karl/SHARIFI, Dilshod (FMUM) 8-6 2. WIJEMANNE,Oshada/BAIR, Dirk (FMUM) def. KOVALEYCH,Dmytro/LANGER, Jan (SCSUM) 8-3 3. VINOGRADOVS, Peter/GRUND, David (SCSUM) def. CASPARI,Alex/MONTOISY, Tanguy (FMUM) 8-4
Match Notes: Francis Marion University 9-5; National ranking #13; Regional ranking #4 South Carolina State Men 11-10 scored by NCAA Division I regulations
