SUMTER, S.C. – The No. 5 seed Erskine College women's tennis team defeated No. 8 seed Francis Marion University by a 4-2 scoreline in the opening round of the 2026 Conference Carolinas Women's Tennis Championships on Wednesday evening.
 
THE MATCH
Score: Erskine 4, Francis Marion 2
Records: Erskine (13-8, 9-3 CC), Francis Marion (9-11, 8-4 CC)
Location: Palmetto Tennis Center
 
Singles

1. Lara Lanno def. Hanna Vasconez 6-3, 6-2
2. Vale Guerrero def. Magdalena Skachova 6-3, 6-4
3. Ariana Jativa def. Janka Juhasz 6-4, 6-2
4. Maria Carla Padovani vs. Fatima Hernandez Huerta unfinished
5. Barbara Brito def. Valery Gomez 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
6. Alyssa Boschin def. Simona Stepanovic 6-4, 6-2

1. Guerrero/Jativa def. Skachova/Juhasz 6-3
2. Padovani/Brito def. Jensen Gibbs/Hernandez Huerta 6-2
3. Vasconez/Stepanovic vs. Lanno/Gomez unfinished

• Order of finish: 
  • Singles: 3, 1, 2, 6, 5, 4
  • Doubles: 1, 2, 3

WHAT'S NEXT?
Erskine advances into Thursday's quarterfinal round, where the Fleet will take on No. 4 Seed Barton College (14-6, 9-3 CC) at 1 p.m. The Fleet tamed the Bulldogs 6-1 in Due West in the regular season.

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