Thursday, March 9, 2006

 

NO. 36 FRANCIS MARION OVERCOMES TUSCULUM WOMEN 8-1

 

FLORENCE, S.C. --- The No. 36 Francis Marion University women's tennis team posted an 8-1 home win over No. 29 Tusculum College Thursday afternoon in non-conference action.

 

                The Patriots swept all three doubles matches, while capturing five singles points.  Tusculum's lone point came at No. 6 singles as Jenn Sparks rallied from a set down to defeat Sarah Hickman 2-6, 6-0, 10-7.

 

- TC -

                                                                      

No. 36 Francis Marion 8, No. 29 Tusculum  1

 

Singles

 

1 - Sarka Vitkova (FMU) def. Claudia Bolivar (TC)

6-1, 6-3 

2 - Jenny Ludwig (FMU) def. Danae Valderrama (TC)

6-2, 6-1 

3 - Kamini Murugaboopathy (FMU) def. Maria Nevarez (TC) 

6-3, 6-4 

4 - Magda Jezovicova (FMU) def. Amanda Pike (TC)

6-1, 6-0 

5 - Elizabeth Lee (FMU) def. Bronwyn Hartley (TC)

6-3, 6-4 

6 - Jenn Sparks (TC) def, Sarah Hickman (FMU)

2-6, 6-0, 10-7

Doubles

 

1 -  Murugaboopathy/Ludwig (FMU) def. Bolivar/Nevarez (TC)

8-2

2 -  Vitkova/Jezovicova (FMU) def. Hartley/Pike (TC)

8-0 

3 -  Lee/Maria Covell (FMU) def. Valderrama/Sparks (TC)

8-5