#2 Furman 4, #3 College of Charleston 1
CHARLESTON, S.C. ? Second seeded Furman defeated third seeded College of Charleston, 4-1, in the semifinals of the Southern Conference Men’s Tennis Championships at the Earle Tennis Center on the campus of The Citadel. Furman improves to 19-10 while the College of Charleston concludes the 2006 campaign at 17-6.
Furman picked up the doubles point, claiming victories at the No. 2 and No. 3 pairings with two tightly-contested wins at those positions. Brian Crook and Bo Ladyman defeated Omer Abramovich and Mike Reynolds 9-8 at No. 2, while Andy Juc and Scott Kahler claimed an 8-4 over Justin Malina and Jimmy Petit at the No. 3 position
With an ominous weather forecast, singles play began with Furman getting on the board, winning at the No. 4 and No. 5 positions. Bo Ladyman scored a 6-4, 6-3 victory Omer Abramovich at No. 4, while Daniel Knause got a 6-4, 6-3 win over Ashok Ramanchandra at No. 5. After several rain delays, Furman clinched the match when Andy Juc held off Marcus DiGliodo 6-4, 6-4 at the No. 2 position.
The Paladins advance to the finals where they will meet No. 4 Chattanooga on Sunday, April 23 at 10:30 a.m. at the Earle Tennis Center on the campus of The Citadel.
#2 Furman 4, #3 College of Charleston 1
Doubles
1. Dekel/Digliodo (CofC) def. Maarschalk/Pauhluhn (FUR) 8-6
2. Brian Crook/Ladyman (FUR) def. Abramovich/Reynolds (CofC) 9-8 (5)
3. Juc/Scott Kahler (FUR) def. Petit/Malina (CofC) 8-4
Singles
1. Or Dekel (CofC) def. Ben Pauluhn (FUR) 6-3, 6-1
2. Andy Juc (FUR) def. Marcus Digliodo (CofC) 6-4, 6-4
3. Greg Maarschalk (FUR) def. Justin Malina (CofC) DNF
4. Bo Ladyman (FUR) def. Omer Abramovich (CofC) 6-4, 6-3
5. Daniel Knause (FUR) def. Ashok Ramachandra (CofC) 6-4, 6-3
6. Chris Gilli (FUR) vs. Perry Allen (CofC) , DNF
#4 Chattanooga 4, #1 Elon 1
CHARLESTON, S.C. ? Fourth seeded Chattanooga upset top-seeded Elon, 4-1, Saturday in the semifinals of the 2006 Southern Conference Men’s Tennis Championship hosted by The Citadel at the Earle Tennis Center.The win improves Chattanooga record to 17-8 with Elon completing their season 18-5.
Chattanooga earned the doubles point by virtue of victories at the No. 1 and No. 3 positions. Josh Bales and Mark Fynn defeated Damon Gooch and Austin Fenn 8-4 at the No. 1 position, while Badr Bouabdellah and Artyom Vlasenko defeated Anuwat Dalodom and Gustaf Asplund 8-4 at the No. 3 position to garner the doubles point for Chattanooga.
In singles play, Chattanooga used victories at the No.3, 4 and 6 positions to claim the match. Badr Bouabdellah clinched the match for Chattanooga with a 2-6, 6-1, 6-0 win over Sebastian Bredburg at the No. 3 position. Mark Fynn defeated Gustaf Asplund 6-2, 6-4 at the No. 4 position, while Josh Bales defeated Kevin Beard 6-4, 6-2 at the No. 6.
Chattanooga advances to the 2006 Southern Conference Men’s Championship match to face the winner of the Furman/College of Charleston match tomorrow at the Earle Tennis Center on the campus of The Citadel, with the first serve set for 2 p.m.
#4 Chattanooga 4, #1 Elon 1
Doubles
1. Bales/Fynn (UTC) def. Gooch/Fenn (ELON), 8-4
2 Bredburg/Colin (ELON) def. Hangstefer/Fitzgerald (UTC), 8-3
3. Bouabdellah/Vlasenko (UTC) def. Dalodom/Asplund (ELON),8-4
Singles
1. Damon Gooch (ELON) def. Ryan Fitzgerald (UTC), 6-4, 6-1
2. Artyom Vlasenko (UTC) vs. Anuwat Dalodom (ELON), DNF
3. Badr Bouabdellah (UTC) def. Sebastian Bredburg (ELON), 2-6, 6-1, 6-0
4. Mark Fynn (UTC) def. Gustaf Asplund (ELON), 6-2, 6-4
5. Razvan Axente (UTC) vs. Austin Fenn (ELON), DNF
6. Josh Bales (UTC) def. Kevin Beard (ELON), 6-4, 6-2