Greenville, S.C. – The Furman men's tennis team wraps up its regular season Sunday afternoon taking on the Mercer Bears in Southern Conference action at 12 p.m. from the LeRoy Peddy Tennis Center.
Fans can follow the action on www.furmanpaladins.com via live stats. Updates will be posted on the Furman men's tennis Twitter page (@FurmanMTennis).
The Paladins (11-11, 4-2 SoCon) closed out its home schedule on Wednesday with a 6-1 victory over Wofford. Furman held their Senior Day ceremony prior to the match honoring
Ben Cahill,
Cole Rigsby, and
Emil Westling.
The Paladins swept their way through doubles to clinch the opening point.
Cole Burnam and
Connor Laymon got things started with a 6-1 victory at No. 3 against Ian Rasheed and Ashe Ray, and Cahill and Westling, playing at No. 2, secured the point after defeating Will Fullett and Alex Horn, 6-2.
Thomas Kennedy and
Elijah Poritzky wrapped up doubles at No. 1 with the duo topping Hugo Rask and Robbie Young, 6-2.
Furman continued its momentum into singles play winning four consecutive matches to claim the victory. In the No. 5 match,
Walker Allen won in straight sets versus Fullett, 6-2, 6-2, with Poritzky following at No. 1 with a 6-1, 6-1 triumph over Max Graham.
John Rado clinched the match for the Paladins after rallying back in his No. 4 match versus Jack Deveney for a 5-7, 6-1, 6-4 win. Kennedy also rallied from behind at No. 2 to record a 4-6, 7-6(4), 1-0 win versus Young. Westling closed out the match with a 6-4, 6-7(6), 1-0 victory against Ray.
The Paladins are tied with Mercer (7-11, 4-2 SoCon) for third place in the conference standings after the Bears dropped a 5-2 decision at Samford on Friday. Mercer is under the direction of 11
th-year head coach Eric Hayes.
Furman is facing the Bears for the 15
th time in program history and hold a 12-2 advantage in the all-time series.
The 2024 SoCon Men's Tennis Championship will be held April 18-20 at the Champions Club in Chattanooga, Tenn.
