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Men's Tennis falls to No. 13 Francis Marion

Men's Tennis falls to No. 13 Francis Marion

FLORENCE, S.C. -- The 24th ranked Anderson men's tennis team wrapped up its regular season with a 9-0 setback to No. 13 Francis Marion Wednesday afternoon at the Kassab Courts. In a battle of two teams that are also regionally ranked, Francis Marion (10-6) swept the doubles point, including two close matches that set the tone for the afternoon. AU's Renato Assuncao and Ilya Zakharov dropped a hard-fought 8-4 decision at No. 1, while John Karle and Daniel Gonzalez fell, 9-7, in another tight contest. Zakharov and John Karle suffered three-set losses at the number three and number five flights, respectively. Anderson (11-7) had its three-match win streak snapped, but will be looking to get back on the winning track when the second-seeded Trojans square off against No. 7 seed Erskine in the opening round of the 2010 Conference Carolinas Tournament on Friday. First serve is slated for Noon at the Sumter Tennis in Sumter, S.C. Men's Tennis Match Results Apr 14, 2010 at Florence, SC #13 Francis Marion University 9, #24 Anderson Trojans 0 Singles competition 1. #1 Dilshod Sharifi (FMUM) def. Stephane Murray (AUM) 6-0, 6-0 2. #14 Oshada Wijemanne (FMUM) def. Renato Assuncao (AUM) 6-3, 6-4 3. Dirk Bair (FMUM) def. Ilya Zakharov (AUM) 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 4. Alex Caspari (FMUM) def. Stan Atema (AUM) 7-6 (7-1), 6-4 5. Karl Rogers (FMUM) def. John Karle (AUM) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 6. Jack Bishop (FMUM) def. Deni Mehagic (AUM) 6-4, 6-4 Doubles competition 1. #6 Dilshod Sharifi/Oshada Wijemanne (FMUM) def. Renato Assuncao/Ilya Zakharov (AUM) 8-4 2. Dirk Bair/Jack Bishop (FMUM) def. Stephane Murray/Stan Atema (AUM) 8-2 3. Alex Caspari/Karl Rogers (FMUM) def. John Karle/Daniel Gonzalez (AUM) 9-7 Match Notes: Anderson Trojans 11-7; National ranking #24; Regional ranking #9 Francis Marion University 10-6; National ranking #13; Regional ranking #4 Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (1)