Feb. 25, 2006

Knoxville, TN - The 20th ranked Tennessee men's tennis team defeated No. 68 Furman 6-1 Saturday on an overcast day at the UT Varsity Courts. Tennessee improved to 5-1 this season with the Paladins falling to 5-7.

Tennessee duo Bobby Cameron and Kaden Hensel got the Vols started defeating Brian Crook and Bo Ladyman 8-5 at No. 2 doubles. After Furman captured the No. 3 doubles match with Scott Kahler and Andy Juc downing Kiril Tcherveniachki and Johnny Thorton 8-4, the Vols responded as its No. 1 duo of Adam Hubble and Ben Rogers defeated Greg Maarschalk and Ben Pauluhn 8-3 to give Tennessee an early 1-0 lead.

Ben Rogers stayed hot as he defeated Brian Crook at No. 5 singles 6-1, 6-0 to give Tennessee a 2-0 lead. Bobby Cameron quickly extended Tennessee's lead to 3-0, with his victory at the No. 1 position 6-4, 6-0 over Ben Pauluhn.

Adam Hubble clinched the match for UT with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Bo Ladyman at the No. 4 slot.

Tennessee's Derek Stephens and David Baxendine both won in singles also. Stephens defeated Daniel Knause 6-2, 6-3 at the No. 6 position and Baxendine won at the No. 3 slot 7-5, 6-3, over Greg Maarschalk.

Furman's Andy Juc prevented a Tennessee sweep by defeating Hensel 6-4, 6-4 at No. 2 singles.

Furman returns to action on Monday for a 3:00 PM showdown against Wake Forest in Winston Salem, NC.

No. 20 Tennessee 6 No. 68 Furman 1

Singles

1. Bobby Cameron (UT) def. Ben Pauluhn (Furman) 6-4, 6-0

2. Andy Juc (Furman) def. Kaden Hensel (UT) 6-4, 6-4

3. David Baxendine (UT) def. Greg Maarschalk (Furman) 7-5, 6-3

4. Adam Hubble (UT) def. Bo Ladyman (Furman) 6-3, 6-3

5. Ben Rogers (UT) def. Brian Crook (Furman) 6-1, 6-0

6. Derek Stephens (UT) def. Daniel Knause (Furman) 6-2, 6-3

Doubles

1. Hubble/Rogers (UT) def. Maarschalk/Pauluhn (Furman) 8-3

2. Cameron/Hensel (UT) def. Crook/Ladyman (Furman) 8-5

3. Juc/Kahler (Furman) def. Tcherveniachki/Thornton (UT) 8-4