#9 FMU Women sweep #27 Tusculum 9-0

GREENEVILLE, TN -- Ninth-ranked Francis Marion University handed 27th-ranked Tusculum College its first loss of the season by a 9-0 count, Saturday morning (March 7)(7-1) at the Nichols Tennis Complex.

Francis Marion, which has won eight straight matches all by 9-0 scores, swept each match in singles play in straight sets, surrendering a total of only three frames. The Patriots then won the day’s three doubles matches 8-0, 8-3, and 8-3.
The Patriots conclude their Tennessee weekend trip by playing at Carson-Newman College on Sunday.

#9 Francis Marion 9, #27 Tusculum 0

Singles
1. Tereza Sykorova (FMU) def. Jennifer Sparks 6-0, 6-0
2. Kristyna Horakova (FMU) def. Amanda Pikes 6-0, 6-0
3. Jitka Gavdunva (FMU) def. Katelyn Doss 6-0, 6-1
4. Valeska Ibscher (FMU) def. Heidi von der Lage 6-0, 6-0
5. Sabina Baberadova (FMU) def. Blake Thompson 6-0, 6-1
6. Saskia Ludwig (FMU) def. Caroline Crowe 6-0, 6-1

Doubles
1. Gavdunva/Horakova (FMU) def. Crowe/Doss 8-0
2. Sykorova/Baberadova (FMU) def. Sparks/Pike 8-3
3. Ludwig/Ibscher (FMU) def. von der Lage/Kristen Keefer 8-3