KNOXVILLE, Tenn.
? The 69th-ranked Furman men’s tennis team fell 4-0 to 8th-ranked Tennessee in the first round of the NCAA Regional Tournament on Saturday.
Tennessee got off to a fast start in doubles with wins at the No. 1 and 2 positions to take the early 1-0 lead. Kaden Hensel and J.P. Smith won 8-4 over Andy Juc and Chris Motes at the No. 1 position, and Davey Sandgren and Jeremy Tweedt held off Bo Ladyman and Jordan Walters, 8-6 at the No. 2 position to clinch the point.
UT continued its strong play in singles as the Vols won the first set in all six matches.
Smith captured Tennessee’s first singles victory with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Ladyman at the No. 2 position. Sandgren put the Vols up 3-0 with a 6-2,
6-2 win over Motes at the No. 4 position. Freshman Matteo Fago clinched the win for UT with a straight-set win over Jordan Walters at the No. 5 position.
Furman ends the season with a 16-11 record, while Tennessee improves to 22-3.
No. 8 Tennessee 4 No. 69 Furman 0
Singles
1. No. 35 Kaden Hensel (UT) led Andy Juc (Fur) 6-3, 2-1 DNF 2. No. 24 J.P. Smith (UT) def. Bo Ladyman (Fur) 6-1, 6-0 3. No. 93 Boris Conkic (UT) led Daniel Knause (Fur) 6-1, 4-3 DNF 4. Davey Sandgren (UT) def. Chris Motes (Fur) 6-1, 6-2 5. Matteo Fago (UT) def. Jordan Walters (Fur) 6-2, 6-1 6. Jeremy Tweedt (UT) led Sawyer Duncan (Fur) 6-2, 4-2 DNF Order of Finish: 2,4,5
Doubles
1. No. 4 Hensel/Smith (UT) def. Juc/Motes (Fur) 8-4 2. Sandgren/Tweedt (UT) def. Ladyman/Walters (Fur) 8-6 3. Conkic/Fago (UT) def. Chvetsov/Rhyne (Fur) 7-4 Order of Finish: 1,2