MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. – The nationally ranked Francis Marion University tennis teams both remained unbeaten by sweeping matches from non-conference foe Mount Olive College on Sunday afternoon (Feb. 17). The 15th-ranked Patriot women blanked Mount Olive 6-0, while 25th-ranked FMU men beat the 40th-ranked Mount Olive men 7-2.
The Francis Marion women (5-0) play host to UNC Pembroke on Wednesday at 2:30 for a Peach Belt Conference match, while the FMU men (4-0) will entertain Pfeiffer University on Thursday at 2:30.
#25 Francis Marion MEN 7 #40 Mount Olive 2
Singles:
1. #20 Franklyn Emmanuel (FMU) def. Vitor Lage (MOC) 6-2, 6-3
2. Oshada Wijemanne (FMU) def. Guiherme Serra (MOC) 6-2, 3-6, (10-3)
3. Dilshod Sharifi (FMU) def. Alexandre Queiros (MOC) 6-2, 6-1
4. Dananjaya Mayadunne (FMU) def. Fred Barros (MOC) 6-1, 6-2
5. Indra Mitra (MOC) def. Karl Rogers (FMU) 6-3, 6-3
6. Bastian Czwalinna (FMU) def. Murilo Pelegrino (MOC) 0-6, 7-6(7-5), (10-8)
Doubles:
1. Serra/Lage (MOC) def. #11 Emmauel/Wijemanne (FMU) 9-8(7-5)
2. Mayadunne/Rogers (FMU) def. Queiros/Aldo Barba (MOC) 8-3
3. Sharifi/Czwalinna (FMU) def. Barros/Mitra (MOC) 9-7
#15 Francis Marion WOMEN 6 Mount Olive 0
Singles:
1. Tereza Sykorova (FMU) def. Carol Aro (MOC) 6-0, 6-1
2. #24 Sarka Vitkova (FMU) def. Monica Barone (MOC) 6-1, 6-1
3. Jenny Ludwig (FMU) def. Camila Kurebayashi (MOC) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles:
1. #7 Vitkova/Ludwig (FMU) def. Aro/Kristen Jones (MOC) 8-1
2. Klara Vitkova/Valeska Ibscher (FMU) def. Barone/Kurebayashi (MOC) 8-1
3. Magda Jezovicova/Sykorova (FMU) def. Sophia Medeiros/Emily Escolas (MOC) 8-2
