Furman 6, College of Charleston 1
Greenville, SC - The Furman men's tennis team moved into a tie for first place in the Southern Conference with a 6-1 win over College of Charleston Sunday afternoon at the Mickel Tennis Center. With the win the Paladins improved their record to 16-10, 7-1 in conference play and handed the Cougars their first conference loss.
Furman took the early lead picking up wins in two of the three doubles matches. College of Charleston took the flight one match with Or Dekel and Marcus DiGliodo downing Ben Pauluhn and Greg Maarschalk 8-6. Furman trailed in the two other matches but rallied to win both matches 8-6. Brian Crook and Bo Ladyman defeated Omer Abramovich and Mike Reynolds in flight two with Andy Juc and Scott Kahler winning over Justin Malina and James Petit in flight three.
Furman took a quick 2-0 lead when Daniel Knause eased by Mike Reynolds 6-1, 6-0. College of Charleston moved the match to 2-1 when Ashok Ramachandra downed Chris Gilli 6-4, 6-3 in flight six. Bo Ladyman then put the Paladins within one with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Omer Abramovich in flight four. Furman senior Greg Maarschalk, playing in his final match at the Mickel Tennis Center, sealed the victory for the Paladins with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Justin Malina in flight three. Playing at No.5 Andy Juc gave the Paladins a 5-1 lead with a 6-1, 7-6(2) victory over Marcus DiGliodo. Furman senior Ben Pauluhn, also playing in his final match at home, rounded off the Paladin effort with a 1-6, 6-2, 7-5 win over Or Dekel making the final score 6-1.
Furman travels to Chattanooga, TN on Thursday for their regular season finale against UT Chattanooga at 2:30 PM.
Singles
1. Ben Pauluhn (FU) def. Or Dekel (CoC) 1-6, 6-2, 7-5
2. Andy Juc (FU) def. Marcus DiGliodo (CoC) 6-1, 7-6(2)
3. Greg Maarschalk (FU) def. Justin Malina (CoC) 6-3, 6-4
4. Bo Ladyman (FU) def. Omer Abramovich (CoC) 6-2, 6-3
5. Daniel Knause (FU) def. Mike Reynolds (CoC) 6-1, 6-0
6. Ashok Ramachandra (CoC) def. Chris Gilli (FU) 6-4, 6-3
Doubles
1. Dekel/DiGliodo (CoC) def. Maarschalk/Pauluhn (FU) 8-6
2. Crook/Ladyman (FU) def. Abramovich/Reynolds (CoC) 8-6
3. Juc/Kahler (FU) def. Malina/Petit (CoC) 8-6
Elon 6, Davidson 1
ELON, N.C. ? Sebastian Bredberg ? the Southern Conference Player of the Week ? beat Ethan Jaffee 6-2, 6-3 at No. 3 singles as Elon soared to a 6-1 men's tennis triumph over Davidson in its SoCon regular-season finale Sunday afternoon at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center.
The victory marked the sixth in as many matches for the Phoenix (16-4 overall, 8-1 SoCon). Elon improved to 11-0 at home on the season while reaching its highest victory total during its seven-year tenure at the NCAA Division I level. The 2002-03 Elon men's tennis squad finished 15-4.
The Phoenix posted doubles victories by Damon Gooch and Austin Fenn at No. 1 (over Jaffee and Flaviu Simihaian 8-5) and Anuwat Dalodom and Gustaf Asplund at No. 3 (over Daniel Bermeo and Matt Hartman 8-5) to register the doubles point. The Wildcats (9-10, 2-6) picked up a win at No. 2 where Joe Cheaney and Phillip Compeau overcame Bredberg and Kevin Colin 8-6.
Victories by Dalodom at No. 2 singles (over Bermeo 6-2, 6-3) and No. 120 Gooch at No. 1 (over Simihaian 6-2, 6-2) fattened the Elon edge to 3-0, setting the stage for Bredberg's match-clinching triumph at No. 3. Wins by Asplund at No. 4 (over Jay Chitty 6-4, 6-1) and Fenn at No. 5 (over Scott Myers 4-6, 6-1, 6-2) stretched the Phoenix advantage to 6-0.
In the final bout of the day, Davidson scored at No. 6 singles where Hartman rallied past Kevin Beard for a 5-7, 6-4, 10-5 victory.
Elon visits East Carolina at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Davidson has one more match scheduled before the end of the regular season, which will be against Appalachian State. A date has not been determined yet after the match was postponed Saturday due to inclement weather expected in Boone, N.C.
The Wildcats are still searching for their 10th victory of the year, which would give the program and coach Jeff Frank 34 consecutive seasons with at least 10 wins.