Saturday, February 8
Greenville, S.C.
1:00 p.m.
Davidson College
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at
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Furman
Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com
Furman Sends Wildcats to First Setback of the Season
2/8/2020 11:00:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Gavin McFarlin- Associate SID
Match Results at Furman (coming soon)
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GREENVILLE, S.C.  — Davidson suffered its first setback of the season with a 4-0 defeat on the road to Furman Saturday afternoon at the Mickel Tennis Center in men's tennis.
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Davidson fell to 4-1 on the season, while the Paladins moved to 3-3. The two teams were playing each other for the 27th time dating back to 1988.
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The matched opened with Furman taking two 6-2 wins at No. 1 and 3 positions to secure the team point. It then won three of the four singles matches that finished to earn the team victory.
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The Wildcats lone team point came from Axel Fries at No. 2, where the senior picked up a pair of 6-4 wins to score his third win of the season.
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Fellow senior Thomas Mason dropped his first singles match of the year in five matches when he was swept in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3 at No. 3.
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Seeing his three-match winning streak halted was Sam Kavarana at No. 4 after a 6-2, 6-3 defeat.
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Davidson wraps up a busy week by playing at Wake Forest tomorrow with match time set for 4:30 p.m.
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DavidsonPhotos.com
GREENVILLE, S.C.  — Davidson suffered its first setback of the season with a 4-0 defeat on the road to Furman Saturday afternoon at the Mickel Tennis Center in men's tennis.
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Davidson fell to 4-1 on the season, while the Paladins moved to 3-3. The two teams were playing each other for the 27th time dating back to 1988.
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The matched opened with Furman taking two 6-2 wins at No. 1 and 3 positions to secure the team point. It then won three of the four singles matches that finished to earn the team victory.
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The Wildcats lone team point came from Axel Fries at No. 2, where the senior picked up a pair of 6-4 wins to score his third win of the season.
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Fellow senior Thomas Mason dropped his first singles match of the year in five matches when he was swept in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3 at No. 3.
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Seeing his three-match winning streak halted was Sam Kavarana at No. 4 after a 6-2, 6-3 defeat.
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Davidson wraps up a busy week by playing at Wake Forest tomorrow with match time set for 4:30 p.m.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1
#1 Singles Match
12
54
Jake Munns / 0 [FUR]
76
#2 Singles Match
12
66
Jake Bhangdia / 0 [FUR]
44
#3 Singles Match
12
23
Clarke Wilson / 0 [FUR]
66
#4 Singles Match
12
23
Drew Singerman / 0 [FUR]
66
#5 Singles Match
1
0
Henrik Atlevi / 0 [FUR]
UF
#6 Singles Match
1
0
James Roelofse / 0 [FUR]
UF
Order of Finish:
3,4,1
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