FMU men's tennis falls 5-2 at PBC Tournament

FLORENCE, SC - The 17th-ranked and fifth-seeded Francis Marion University men's tennis team lost to ninth-ranked and fourth-seeded USC Aiken 5-2, Saturday morning (April 18) at the 2009 Peach Belt Conference Men's Tennis Tournament.

Francis Marion falls to 15-5 and must await the announcement of the NCAA Division II national tournament field to see if the squad will receive one of the at-large bids.

FMU lost three close decisions, 9-8, 8-5, and 8-6, in doubles competition. FMU sophomores Dilshod Sharifi and Karl Rogers won at No.2 and No.5 singles.


Men's Tennis Match Results
#17 Francis Marion University vs #9 USC Aiken
Apr 18, 2009 at Jonesboro, Georgia

#9 USC Aiken 5, #17 Francis Marion University 2
Singles competition
1. #2 Bruno Seves (USCA) vs. #5 Oshada Wijemanne (FMU) unfinished
2. #10 Dilshod Sharifi (FMU) def. #9 Dagoberto Darezzo (USCA) 6-1, 6-1
3. Edward Horne (USCA) def. Bastian Czwalinna (FMU) 6-1, 6-0
4. Christopher Kaetz (USCA) def. Mario Kieck (FMU) 6-4, 7-5
5. Karl Rogers (FMU) def. Filipe Garcia (USCA) 2-6, 6-0, 6-4
6. Gregory Andrade (USCA) vs. Dirk Bair (FMU) unfinished
Doubles competition
1. #6 Dagoberto Darezzo/Edward Horne (USCA) def. #4 Oshada Wijemanne/Dilshod Sharifi (FMU) 9-8
2. #10 Bruno Seves/Filipe Garcia (USCA) def. Matthew Keth/Karl Rogers (FMU) 8-5
3. Christopher Kaetz/Gregory Andrade (USCA) def. Mario Kieck/Dirk Bair (FMU) 8-6

Match Notes:
Francis Marion University 15-5; National ranking #17; Regional ranking #5
USC Aiken 17-3; National ranking #9; Regional ranking #4
2009 Peach Belt Conference Tournament
T-3:10 A-36