Feb. 17, 2006

Greenville, SC - The Furman men's tennis team picked up two wins Friday after shutting out Sewanee 7-0 in the morning and downing Erskine 6-1 in the afternoon. With the two wins the Paladins improved their record to 3-6 on the year.

In the morning match against Sewanee, Furman took control early and never looked back. Scott Kahler teamed with Will Kieffer for a doubles win at No.1 while Ryan Friend and Andy Sobczyk gave Furman the 1-0 lead with a win in flight two. In the third match Ethan Asher and Jason Basile picked up a win to give Furman the doubles sweep. Furman went on to win all six singles matches in straight sets.

In the afternoon Furman picked up right where they left off capturing the doubles point over Erskine by winning all three doubles matches. In singles play Furman won the first five matches giving them a 6-0 advantage. In flight two Chris Gilli blanked Povice Padron 6-0, 6-0 while in flight three B.J. James downed John Jayokumar 6-4, 6-2. Playing at No.4 Michal Kociecki eased by Simeon Harrar and at No.5 Joe Cariello defeated Sammy Zingales both by a score of 6-1, 6-0. In flight six Jason Basile hit his way to a 6-0, 6-0 win over Jacob Gregory. In the final singles match at No.1 Erskine's Billy Lambon picked up the Flying Fleet's only win with a 7-6, 4-6, 10-4 victory over Alex Doan.

The Paladins return to action tomorrow with matches against Washington & Lee and Emory. Matches are tentatively set for 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM.

#66 Furman 7, Sewanee 0

Singles

1.Andy Sobczyk (FU) def. Joseph Carvalho (SU) 6-2, 6-2

2.Ryan Friend (FU) def. Charlie Boyd (SU) 7-5, 6-3

3.Scott Kahler (FU) def. Henry Litchfield (SU) 6-2, 6-1

4.Will Kieffer (FU) def. Andrew Crone (SU) 6-0, 6-2

5.Jason Basile (FU) def. David Pointer (SU) 6-0, 6-2

6.Ethan Asher (FU) def. Kevin Herrell (SU) 6-1, 6-2

Doubles

1.Kahler/Kieffer (FU) def. Crone/Pointer (SU) 8-2

2.Friend/Sobczyk (FU) def. Boyd/Litchfield (SU) 8-2

3.Asher/Basile (FU) def. Carvalho/Herrell (SU) 8-1

#66 Furman 6, Erskine 1

Singles

1.Billy Lambon (E) def. Alex Doan (FU) 7-6, 4-6, 10-4

2.Chris Gilli (FU) def. Povice Padron (E) 6-0, 6-0

3.B.J. James (FU) def. John Jayokumar (E) 6-4, 6-2

4.Michal Kociecki (FU) def. Simeon Harrar (E) 6-1, 6-0

5.Joe Cariello (FU) def. Sammy Zingales (E) 6-1, 6-0

6.Jason Basile (FU) def. Jacob Gregory (E) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles

1.Kahler/Kieffer (FU) def. Jayokumar/Lambon (E) 8-6

2.Crook/Sobczyk (FU) def. Padron/Zingales (E) 8-5

3.Cariello/Kociecki (FU) def. Gregory/Harrar (E) 8-4