Francis Marion Netters Sweep ASU
Patriots hold Jaguar men winless in PBC play

FLORENCE, S.C. -- The nationally ranked Francis Marion men's and women's tennis teams swept a pair of Peach Belt Conference dual matches from Augusta State University Wednesday afternoon on the Kassab Courts in Florence, S.C.

The 16th-ranked FMU men (8-1, 4-1 PBC) swept all three doubles matches and split the six singles matches to claim a 6-3 win over the 27th-ranked Jaguar men (10-7, 0-5 PBC).

The 13th-ranked Patriot women (7-3, 3-2 PBC) lost only the No. 3 doubles match en route to an 8-1 win over ASU (9-7, 1-5 PBC). The only win for the Jags came in the doubles third position, where Jeaneen Brester and Ashley Abrams pulled off an 8-6 victory.

Both ASU squads will be back on the court on March 21 when they travel to Aiken, S.C., to take on USC Aiken in conference dual matches. First serve is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.

Men’s Results

Francis Marion def. ASU, 6-3

SINGLES
Kevin Taylor def. Lindy Blount (ASU), 6-2 6-4  
David Budler def. Igor Vasconcellos (ASU), 7-5 6-1
Victor Meza (ASU) def #17 Chatwinder Singh, 6-4 6-0
Arthur Figuero (ASU) def. Franklyn Emmanuel, 6-7 (5) 6-4 6-4  
Harald Hahn (ASU) def. Matthew Keth, 6-2 7-6 (4)
Dananjaya Mayadunne def. Frederico Mendes (ASU), 6-1 6-4  

DOUBLES
Taylor/Budler def. Vasconcellos/Meza (ASU), 8-2
Mayadunne/Emmanuel def. Hahn/Mendes (ASU), 8-2  
Singh/Keth def. Blount/Figuero (ASU), 8-2 

Women’s Results

Francis Marion def. ASU, 8-1

SINGLES
Sarka Vitkova def. Nathalia Rodrigues (ASU), 6-2 6-2  
Jenny Ludwig def. Sarah Jegat (ASU), 6-0 6-0  
Kamini Murugaboopathy def. Norma Rovira (ASU), 7-6 (5) 6-3  
Magda Jezovicova def. Maria Zevalles (ASU), 6-4 6-0  
Elizabeth Lee def. Ashley Abrams (ASU), 6-2 3-6 6-0  
Sarah Hickman def. Jeaneen Brester (ASU), 6-1 6-3  

DOUBLES  
Murugaboopathy/Ludwig def. Rodrigues/Rovira, (ASU) 8-4  
Vitkova/Jezovicova def. Zevallos/Jegat (ASU), 8-0  
Abrams/Brester (ASU) def. Lee/Maria Covell, 8-6