Furman 4, Appalachian State 3
BOONE, N.C. – With the score tied at 3-all, sophomore Matt Browne notched a 7-6, 7-5 victory over Oliver Casey at flight two to lead No. 75 Furman to a 4-3 win over Appalachian State Thursday at the Appalachian Tennis Courts in Boone, N.C. With the win, the Paladins, who handed the Mountaineers their first SoCon loss of the season, remain unbeaten in league play and extend their winning streak to six matches.
Zach Bost and Sebastien King defeated Browne and senior Joel Cook, 8-5, in the top doubles match-up to open play, before sophomore Ben Horst and senior Alex Christ evened the match with an 8-4 advantage over Steve Lake and Jack Maddocks in the number three contest. In the decisive flight two match-up, Casey teamed with Daniel Hoang to claim the opening point for the Mountaineers after topping junior Jacob Behal and freshman Adam Steryous, 8-7(6).
In singles play, Steryous, ranked 94th nationally, posted a quick 6-0, 6-2 win over King at number one to even the team score at 1-1, before Furman took a 2-1 lead after Horst recorded a 6-4, 6-2 victory versus Jan-Willem Kleynhans at flight six. Maddocks tied the score at 2-apiece after defeating Behal, 6-2, 6-3, at flight five, then junior Luke Synn put the Paladins back on top, 3-2, after beating Hoang, 6-3, 6-4, in the flight three match-up. Bost notched a 7-6, 6-1 win against Cook at flight four to tie the score at 3-apiece, setting up the decisive flight two contest.
Charlotte 7, Davidson 0
DAVIDSON, N.C. — In a battle between cross-county rivals Charlotte and Davidson, the 49ers got the best of the matchup by downing the Wildcats 7-0 on their home court Thursday afternoon in non-conference men’s tennis action.
Davidson (5-14) fell to 11-14 since 1988 in the series vs. Charlotte, which moved to 10-5 on the season.
The match started off with three tightly played doubles matches. The 49ers captured two of the matches by the score of 8-6 to earn the doubles point. The pair of Ricky Saad and Alex Howard won their second in a row, winning 8-4 at No. 3 to earn the Wildcats’ lone win on the afternoon.
Charlotte went on to sweep the Wildcats at all six singles positions in straight sets. Freshman J.B. Gough saw his three-match win streak come to an end with a 6-3, 6-2 defeat at No. 4.
Evan Watkins went to a second-set tie-breaker after falling 6-3 in the first set at No. 5. His day ended though with a 7-3 defeat in the tie-breaker.
Davidson takes to the road for the weekend, returning to SoCon play with a trip to UNCG Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m.