Francis Marion Tennis sweeps SC State 7-2 and 9-0

FLORENCE, SC – The nationally ranked Francis Marion University men’s and women’s tennis teams closed out their regular season schedules with victories over visiting NCAA Division I opponent South Carolina State University, Thursday afternoon (April 9) on the Kassab Courts.

The 17th-ranked Francis Marion men won all three doubles matches en route to a 7-2 Senior Day victory, while the eighth-ranked Patriot women cruised to a 9-0 win, not dropping a set.

Because the match was played at Francis Marion, the two squads used NCAA Division II scoring rules of a 9-point match.

Francis Marion will now head to the Peach Belt Conference Championship Tournament, April 17-19, in Morrow, Ga., near Atlanta. S.C. State will next play in the MEAC Championships, April 16-19, in Raleigh, N.C.


Men’s Tennis Match Results
South Carolina State Univ. vs Francis Marion University
Apr 09, 2009 at Florence, SC

#17 Francis Marion University 7, South Carolina State Univ. 2
Singles competition
1. #10 Oshada Wijemanne (FMU) def. Ivan Milvojevic (SCSU) 7-6 (8-6), 7-5
2. #22 Dilshod Sharifi (FMU) def. Radek Pivonka (SCSU) 6-4, 6-2
3. Tomas Dobrotka (SCSU) def. Mario Kieck (FMU) 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
4. Gabriel Meana (SCSU) def. Bastian Czwalinna (FMU) 6-2, 6-4
5. Karl Rogers (FMU) def. David Grund (SCSU) 4-6, 6-3, 11-9
6. Dirk Bair (FMU) def. Jan Langer (SCSU) 6-3, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. Oshada Wijemanne/Dilshod Sharifi (FMU) def. Radek Pivonka/Gabriel Meana (SCSU) 8-4
2. Matthew Keth/Karl Rogers (FMU) def. Ivan Milvojevic/Tomas Dobrotka (SCSU) 8-6
3. Dirk Bair/Mario Kieck (FMU) def. Jan Langer/David Grund (SCSU) 8-5

Match Notes:
South Carolina State Univ. 13-6
Francis Marion University 15-4; National ranking #17; Regional ranking #5
Because the match was played at FMU, 9-point NCAA Division II scoring used

Women’s Tennis Match Results
South Carolina State Univ. vs Francis Marion University
Apr 09, 2009 at Florence, SC

#8 Francis Marion University 9, South Carolina State Univ. 0
Singles competition
1. #18 Tereza Sykorova (FMU) def. Fanni Fricska (SCSU) 6-1, 6-2
2. #48 Kristyna Horakova (FMU) def. Daria Sekerina (SCSU) 6-0, 6-3
3. Jitka Gavdunova (FMU) def. Aniko Kiss (SCSU) 6-2, 6-2
4. Valeska Ibscher (FMU) def. I-Chun Chen (SCSU) 6-3, 5-4, retired
5. Sabina Baberadova (FMU) def. Iveta Blodniece (SCSU) 6-1, 6-1
6. Saskia Ludwig (FMU) def. Tatiana Varela (SCSU) 6-0, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. #17 Jitka Gavdunova/Kristyna Horakova (FMU) def. Daria Sekerina/Aniko Kiss (SCSU) 8-4
2. Tereza Sykorova/Sabina Baberadova (FMU) def. Sarai Torres/I-Chun Chen (SCSU) 8-1
3. Saskia Ludwig/Valeska Ibscher (FMU) def. Fanni Fricska/Tatiana Varela (SCSU) 8-5

Match Notes:
South Carolina State Univ. 12-5
Francis Marion University 16-3; National ranking #8; Regional ranking #3
Because the match was played at FMU, 9-point Division II scoring was used