Posted: Mar 07, 2009
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GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- The second-ranked Francis Marion
University men's tennis team (8-1) defeated Tusculum College (5-3)
9-0 on Saturday at the Nichols Tennis Complex.Francis Marion swept the day's doubles matches 8-2, 9-7, and 8-3. The Patriots then took all but one singles match in straight sets, as Tusculum's Tom Clayton forced a third-set tiebreak against FMU's Dirk Bair in the final pairing of the afternoon.
The Pioneers are back in action on Monday against Rockhurst University at the Spring Bash Tournament in Hilton Head Island, S.C.
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No. 2 Francis Marion 9, Tusculum 0
Singles
1. Oshada Wijemanne (FMU) def. Thomas Rees 6-4, 6-4
2. Dilshod Sharifi (FMU) def. Hunter Beal 6-3, 6-2
3. Karl Rogers (FMU) def. Steven Lin 6-3, 6-2
4. Mario Kieck (FMU) def. Drew Kiser 6-1, 6-2
5. Jack Bishop (FMU) def. Paulo Santos, Jr. 6-0, 6-1
6. Dirk Bair (FMU) def. Tom Clayton 4-6, 6-3, (11-9)
Doubles
1. Wijemanne/Sharifi (FMU) def. Rees/Kiser 8-2
2. Bair/Kieck (FMU) def. Henrique Rodrigues/Leo Guaycurus 9-7
3. Matthew Keth/Noah van Moerkerken (FMU) def. Lin/Beal 8-3
Score: 0-9
