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Greenville, S.C. – The USC Upstate men's tennis team found themselves locked in a tight non-conference match against Furman on Friday afternoon, falling to the Paladins 4-3 at Mickel Tennis Center.
Upstate falls to 2-5 on the season while Furman improves to 8-3 overall.
"Today was an absolute battle against a very good Furman team," said assistant coach Tim McLane. "Our guys were fighting and hustling from start to finish and we almost pulled one out. We're very happy with the way the team is playing right now and are looking forward to another home match against Gardner-Webb on Tuesday."
The Paladins began the day by capturing the doubles point after netting wins in the No. 1 and No. 3 matches to take a 1-0 lead over the Spartans. Upstate earned one doubles victory as Fernando Bernardes and Ignacio Garrido, playing at No. 2 doubles, defeated Alex Steryous and Cameron Green 6-3.
Furman went on to win three singles matches for the one-point victory with two of the three going into the third set. Bernardes, Garrido and Lenhard Haupt all won for the Spartans in singles play. Bernardes began things in the No. 4 match with a straight set triumph over Steryous 6-0, 6-3. Haupt followed at No. 2 singles with another straight set win against Green 6-2, 7-5. Garrido would go into three sets during his No. 6 match versus Josh Pistorius but would hold on for the 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 victory.
Ankush Arora, playing at No. 3 singles, took his match into three sets against Clarke Wilson but would fall 7-6, 3-6, 1-6.
Upstate returns home on Tuesday, Feb. 28 for a 2 p.m. match against Gardner-Webb.
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Match Results
Singles Competition
1. Adam Steryous (FUR) def. Felix Ewers (UPST) 4-6, 7-6, 6-4
2. Lenhard Haupt (UPST) def. Cameron Green (FUR) 6-2, 7-5
3. Clarke Wilson (FUR) def. Ankush Arora (UPST) 6-7, 6-3, 6-1
4. Fernando Bernardes (UPST) def. Alex Seryous (FUR) 6-0, 6-3
5. Jake Munns (FUR) def. Francisco Neto (UPST) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
Doubles Competition
1. Adam Steryous/Jake Munns (FUR) def. Ankush Arora/Lenhard Haupt (UPST) 6-1
2. Fernando Bernardes/Ignacio Garrido (UPST) def. Alex Steryous/Cameron Green (FUR) 6-3
3. Trevor Croyder/Clarke Wilson (FUR) def. Felix Ewers/Francisco Neto (UPST) 6-2
