#5 FMU Men beat LMU 7-2 on courts

HARROGATE, TN - The fifth-ranked Francis Marion University men's tennis team took all three doubles matches and went on to a 7-2 non-conference win over Lincoln Memorial University, Friday afternoon (March 6).

FMU ups its overall mark to 7-1, while the Railsplitters fall to 1-3. The Patriots will face 37th-ranked Tusculum College on Saturday morning in Greeneville, Tenn.


#5 Francis Marion 7 Lincoln Memorial 2

Double Results
1. O Wijemanne/D. Sharifi def. Bastian Guenther/Hannes Ganss - 8-5 - Winner - FMU
2. D. Bair/M. Kiech def. Andras Pauko/Gabor Heredi-Szabo - 8-2 - Winner - FMU
3. M. Keth/N. Moerkerken def. Tom Goossens/ Zack Jones - 8-3 - Winner FMU

Singles Results
1. Oshada Wijemanne (FMU) def. Bastian Guenther - 6-3, 6-3
2. Dilshod Sharifi (FMU) def. Andras Pauko - 6-2, 6-2
3. Hannes Ganss (LMU) def. Karl Rogers - 6-4, 6-4
4. Mario Kieck (FMU) def. Tom Goossens - 6-3, 6-1
5. Jack Bishop (FMU) def. Gabor Heredi-Szabo - 6-1, 6-1
6. Zack Jones (LMU) def. Mickey Poirier - 7-6, 0-6, 10-5 (Tie Breaker)