WINGATE, N.C. - The Francis Marion University men's and women's tennis teams won matches over Wingate University, Sunday afternoon (April 2) at the Wingate University tennis facility. The eighth-ranked Francis Marion men won 7-2, while the No. 13 Patriot women took an 8-1 triumph.
#13 Francis Marion women 8, Wingate 1
Singles
#1 Sarka Vitkova (FMU) def. Alexis McDaniel 6-1, 6-3
#2 (#34) Jenny Ludwig (FMU) def. Courtney Luce 6-4, 6-3
#3 (#50) Kamini Murugaboopathy (FMU) def. Erika Gluckstal 6-1, 6-1
#4 Sarah Hickman (FMU) def. Sydney Pallesen 6-0, 6-0
#5 Maria Covell (FMU) def. Shawn Kindley 6-2, 6-4
#6 Ashley Keefer (WIN) def. Jordon Gettys 6-0, 6-1
Doubles
#1 Vitkova/Sara Moyer (FMU) def. McDaniel/Pallesen 8-2
#2 Ludwig/Covell (FMU) def. Gluckstal/Cameron Curlee 8-3
#3 Murugaboopathy/Elizabeth Gallacher (FMU) def. Luce/Kindley 9-8 (7-2)
Records
#13 Francis Marion 14-4 overall; Wingate 4-12 overall NOTE: FMU has won 10 of 11 matches
#8 Francis Marion men 7, Wingate 2
Singles
#1 David Budler (FMU) def. Joe Kanekar 6-4, 6-1
#2 Chatwinder Singh (FMU) def. Brandon Thornton 6-3, 6-4
#3 Franklyn Emmanuel (FMU) def. Christoph Voelkel 6-1, 6-2
#4 Dananjaya Mayadunne (FMU) def. Jose Valarezo 6-3, 6-4
#5 Matthew Keth (FMU) def. Felipe Fidalgo 6-0, 6-0
#6 Igor Prielozny (FMU) def. Mark Stern 6-2, 6-2
Doubles
#1 Kanekar/Voelkel (WIN) def. Emmanuel/Mayadunne 8-5
#2 Singh/Keth (FMU) def. Valarezo/Fidalgo 8-1
#3 Thornton/Stern (WIN) def. Budler/Jan Beutelspacher 8-4
Records
#8 Francis Marion 15-1 overall, Wingate 3-10 overall NOTE: FMU has won 14 matches in a row
