FLORENCE, SC - Both the 15th-ranked Francis Marion University women's tennis team and 25th-ranked Patriot men's squad improved to 2-0 with 9-0 wins over local-rival Coker College, Sunday afternoon on the Kassab Courts.
The FMU women host Brenau University on Friday at 2 p.m., while Patriot men host Anderson University on Saturday at 11 a.m.
Women's Tennis Match Results
Feb 03, 2008 at Florence, SC
#15 Francis Marion University 9, Coker College 0
Singles competition
1. #24 Sarka Vitkova (FMU) def. Rachel Lemar (COKER) 6-1, 6-3
2. Jenny Ludwig (FMU) def. Cassidy Spencer (COKER) 6-0, 6-2
3. Klara Vitkova (FMU) def. Lindsay Crighton (COKER) 6-0, 6-0
4. Valeska Ibscher (FMU) def. Jill Smith (COKER) 6-2, 6-0
5. Sarah Hickman (FMU) def. Ashley Pace (COKER) 6-1, 6-1
6. Mary Beth Belk (FMU) def. Kendall Sigmon (COKER) 6-2, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. #7 Jenny Ludwig/Sarka Vitkova (FMU) def. Rachel Lemar/Jill Smith (COKER) 8-1
2. Valeska Ibscher/Klara Vitkova (FMU) def. Cassidy Spencer/Lindsay Crighton (COKER) 8-0
3. Tereza Sykorova/Magda Jezovicova (FMU) def. Ashley Pace/Kendall Sigmon (COKER) 8-1
Match Notes: Coker College 0-1; Francis Marion 2-0; National ranking #15
Men's Tennis Match Results
Feb 03, 2008 at Florence, SC
#25 Francis Marion University 9, Coker College 0
Singles competition
1. Oshada Wijemanne (FMU) def. Esteban Teran (COKER) 6-0, 6-2
2. Dilshod Sharifi (FMU) def. Danny Nash (COKER) 6-2, 6-1
3. Dananjaya Mayadunne (FMU) def. Jeremiah Dye (COKER) 6-3, 6-3
4. Karl Rogers (FMU) def. Juan Vallejo-Gonzale (COKER) 6-3, 6-0
5. Bastian Czwalinna (FMU) def. Evan Schreiner (COKER) 6-2, 6-2
6. James Machlachlan (FMU) def. Hunter Batts (COKER) 6-3, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. #11 Franklyn Emmanuel/Oshada Wijemanne (FMU) def. Danny Nash/Tyson Thompson (COKER) 8-4
2. Karl Rogers/Dananjaya Mayadunne (FMU) def. Esteban Teran/Juan Vallejo-Gonzale (COKER) 8-4
3. Dilshod Sharifi/Bastian Czwalinna (FMU) def. Jeremiah Dye/Evan Schreiner (COKER) 8-1
Match Notes: Coker College 0-1; Francis Marion 2-0; National ranking #25
