FLORENCE, S.C. - The nationally ranked Francis Marion University men's and women's tennis teams picked up two non-conference victories on Thursday (March 9) by sweeping a dual match with Tusculum College.

The 15th-ranked Patriot men defeated the 35th-ranked Tusculum men 9-0, while the 36th-ranked FMU women downed the 29th-ranked Lady Pioneers 8-1.

The dual match between FMU and Limestone College set for Saturday has been postponed until later in the season. 

#36 Francis Marion (women)  8 #29 Tusculum  1
SINGLES
#1  Sarka Vitkova (FMU) def. Claudia Bolivar (TC) 6-1 6-3 
#2  Jenny Ludwig (FMU) def. Danae Valderrama (TC) 6-2 6-1 
#3  Kamini Murugaboopathy (FMU) def. Maria Nevarez (TC)  6-3 6-4 
#4  Magda Jezovicova (FMU) def. Aamanda Pike (TC) 6-1 6-0 
#5  Elizabeth Lee (FMU) def. Brownlyn Hartley (TC) 6-3 6-4 
#6  Jenn Sparks (TC) def, Sarah Hickman (FMU) 2-6, 6-0, 10-7 
DOUBLES 
#1   Murugaboopathy/Ludwig (FMU) def. Bolivar/Nevarez (TC) 8-2 
#2   Vitkova/Jezovicova (FMU) def. Hartley/Pike (TC) 8-0 
#3   Lee/Maria Covell (FMU) def. Valderrama/Sparks (TC) 8-5 

RECORDS: Francis Marion 6-3, Tusculum (4-5)

#15 Francis Marion (men) 9 #35 Tusculum  0
SINGLES
#1  #4 Kevin Taylor (FMU) def. Pedro Galavis (TC) 6-3 6-1 
#2  David Budler (FMU) def. Antonio Oliver (TC) 6-2 6-0
#3  #17 Chatwinder Singh (FMU) def. Sergio Espinosa (TC) 6-3 6-0
#4  Franklyn Emmanuel (FMU) def. Carlos Garcia (TC) 6-2 6-0 
#5  Matthew Keth (FMU) def. Julieo Jacob (TC) 6-4 6-2
#6  Dananjaya Mayadunne (FMU) def. Nic Janssen-Bernard (TC) 7-6 (2) 6-2 
DOUBLES
#1   Taylor/Budler (FMU) def. Oliver/Leo Guaycurus (TC) 8-5 
#2   Mayadunne/Emmanuel (FMU) def. Garcia/Espinosa (TC)  8-5 
#3   Singh/Keth (FMU) def. Galavis/Jacob  8-3 

RECORDS:  Francis Marion 6-1, Tusculum (5-3)