Poets fall to Division II No. 11 FMU, 8-1

FLORENCE, S.C. - The Whittier College men's tennis team lost its first match in its last six outings on Tuesday afternoon as it fell to 3-1 on its spring break trip. Francis Marion University, the No. 11 ranked Division II team in the country, won two-of-three doubles matches and rolled to an 8-1 in.

The Poets (12-4) No. 2 doubles team of Patricio Carregha and Lance Franey trailed 7-6 but rallied to win three straight games and the match, 9-7.

Franey battled hard at No. 4 singles for the Poets but it wasn't enough as he lost 7-5, 6-4.

Freshman Frank Sun saw his undefeated streak end at No. 6 singles. Sun lost 6-2, 6-4 to fall to 14-1 on the year.

The purple and gold return home on Friday, April 3, as they resume conference play against SCIAC foe Caltech at 2 p.m.

Results
Doubles
1. Oshada Wijemanne/Dilshod Sharifi (FMU) def. Justin Delong/Sean Robertson (WC) 8-0
2. Patricio Carregha/Lance Franey (WC) def. Mario Kieck/Dirk Bair (FMU) 9-7
3. Jack Bishop/Karl Rogers (FMU) def. Gavin Smith/Frank Sun (WC) 8-6

Singles
1. #7 Oshada Wijemanne (FMU) def. Sean Robertson (WC) 6-1, 6-3
2. Dilshod Sharifi (FMU) def. Justin Delong (WC) 6-0, 6-1
3. Mario Kieck (FMU) def. Patricio Carregha (WC) 6-2, 6-3
4. Bastian Czwalinna (FMU) def. Lance Franey (WC) 7-5, 6-4
5. Dirk Bair (FMU) def. Gavin Smith (WC) 6-2, 6-3
6. Jack Bishop (FMU) def. Frank Sun (WC) 6-2, 6-4