FLORENCE, S.C. - The 16th-ranked Francis Marion University men's tennis team did not lose a set in blanking Lees-McRae College 9-0, Monday (March 13) in non-conference action on the Kassab Courts.
The Patriots (7-1) dropped one spot in the new Top 40 poll released on Friday, but it did not seem to bother the squad on Monday. Only Chatwinder Singh at No. 3 singles was pushed to a tiebreaker.
The 6-3 Patriot women's tennis team made a major move in the new national rankings, jumping up 23 positions from 36th to 13th.
Both FMU squads will play host to Augusta State University, Wednesday at 2 p.m. in a Peach Belt Conference dual match.
#16 Francis Marion (men) 9 Lees-McRae 0
SINGLES
#1 #4 Kevin Taylor (FMU) def. Nathan Spunda (LMC) 6-2 6-4
#2 David Budler (FMU) def. Gili Sayag (LMC) 6-0 6-0
#3 #17 Chatwinder Singh (FMU) def. Ricardo Velazquez (LMC) 7-6 (3) 6-2
#4 Franklyn Emmanuel (FMU) def. Tom Sutton (LMC) 6-1 6-2
#5 Matthew Keth (FMU) def. Alex Lord-Andrade (LMC) 6-1 6-2
#6 Dananjaya Mayadunne (FMU) def. Braden Johns (LMC) 6-0 6-0
DOUBLES
#1 Taylor/Budler (FMU) def. Spunda/Lord-Andrade (LMC) 8-5
#2 Mayadunne/Emmanuel (FMU) def. Sutton/Velazquez (LMC) 8-5
#3 Singh/Keth (FMU) def. Sayag/Johns 8-0
RECORDS: Francis Marion 7-1, Lees-McRae 2-5
