FLORENCE, S.C. -- The Ferrum College men's tennis team fell to Francis Marion University, 6-1, in a Conference Carolinas road match this afternoon at Kassab Courts.

RECORDS
Ferrum 6-10, 0-9 CC
Francis Marion 7-9, 5-4 CC

THE BASICS
Francis Marion claimed the doubles point, taking victories at No. 2 and No. 3 before Ferrum picked up a win at No. 1 as Emanuel Ferreira and Tobi Teller earned a 6-4 victory.
In singles play, the Patriots secured the match with wins in five of the six flights. Ferrum's lone point came at No. 2, where Sebastian Ondas posted a strong straight-set win over Boris van Ruiten, 7-5, 6-0.

Francis Marion earned straight-set victories at No. 1, No. 4, No. 5, and No. 6, and also took a tightly contested match at No. 3 in a second-set tiebreak to complete the 6-1 result.

DOUBLES
1. Emanuel Ferreira/Tobi Teller (FCM) def. Alexandre Frigout/Boris van Ruiten (FMU) 6-4
2. Miguel Maia/Viktor Viraghalmi (FMU) def. Brian Karenzi/Sebastian Ondas (FCM) 6-0
3. Diego Vega Espinosa/A. Calvo Guerrero (FMU) def. Emilio Munguia/Omar Martinez (FCM) 6-0

SINGLES
1. Miguel Maia (FMU) def. Emanuel Ferreira (FCM) 6-3, 6-3
2. Sebastian Ondas (FCM) def. Boris van Ruiten (FMU) 7-5, 6-0
3. Alexander Mirkov (FMU) def. Tobi Teller (FCM) 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
4. Koldo Zuniga (FMU) def. Emilio Munguia (FCM) 6-2, 6-2
5. Diego Vega Espinosa (FMU) def. Brian Karenzi (FCM) 6-1, 6-2
6. Niklas Plath (FMU) def. Gabriel Alvarez (FCM) 6-1, 6-0

UP NEXT
Coach Jose Rincon's team will be back in action Monday, April 13, at home against Roanoke College. The non-conference match is scheduled for a 2:30 p.m. start at Burrows Tennis Courts.