FMU men's tennis falls 5-2 at PBC Tournament

FLORENCE, SC - The 17th-ranked and fifth-seeded Francis Marion University men's tennis team lost to ninth-ranked and fourth-seeded USC Aiken 5-2, Saturday morning (April 18) at the 2009 Peach Belt Conference Men's Tennis Tournament.

Francis Marion falls to 15-5 and must await the announcement of the NCAA Division II national tournament field to see if the squad will receive one of the at-large bids.

FMU lost three close decisions, 9-8, 8-5, and 8-6, in doubles competition. FMU sophomores Dilshod Sharifi and Karl Rogers won at No.2 and No.5 singles.



Men's Tennis Match Results
Francis Marion University vs USC Aiken
Apr 18, 2009 at Jonesboro, Georgia

#9 USC Aiken 5, #17 Francis Marion University 2
Singles competition
1. #2 Bruno Seves (USCA) vs. #5 Oshada Wijemanne (FMU) unfinished
2. #10 Dilshod Sharifi (FMU) def. #9 Dagoberto Darezzo (USCA) 6-1, 6-1
3. Edward Horne (USCA) def. Bastian Czwalinna (FMU) 6-1, 6-0
4. Christopher Kaetz (USCA) def. Mario Kieck (FMU) 6-4, 7-5
5. Karl Rogers (FMU) def. Filipe Garcia (USCA) 2-6, 6-0, 6-4
6. Gregory Andrade (USCA) vs. Dirk Bair (FMU) unfinished
Doubles competition
1. #6 Dagoberto Darezzo/Edward Horne (USCA) def. #4 Oshada Wijemanne/Dilshod Sharifi (FMU) 9-8
2. #10 Bruno Seves/Filipe Garcia (USCA) def. Matthew Keth/Karl Rogers (FMU) 8-5
3. Christopher Kaetz/Gregory Andrade (USCA) def. Mario Kieck/Dirk Bair (FMU) 8-6

Match Notes:
Francis Marion University 15-5; National ranking #17; Regional ranking #5
USC Aiken 17-3; National ranking #9; Regional ranking #4
2009 Peach Belt Conference Tournament
USC Aiken advances to this afternoon's semifinals
T-3:10 A-36