April 22, 2006

Charleston, SC - Second seeded Furman defeated third seeded College of Charleston , 4-1, in the semifinals of the Southern Conference Men's Tennis Championships at the Earle Tennis Center on the campus of The Citadel. Furman improves to 19-10 while the College of Charleston concludes the 2006 campaign at 17-6.

Furman picked up the doubles point, claiming victories at the No. 2 and No. 3 pairings with two tightly-contested wins at those positions. Brian Crook and Bo Ladyman defeated Omer Abramovich and Mike Reynolds 9-8 at No. 2, while Andy Juc and Scott Kahler claimed an 8-4 over Justin Malina and Jimmy Petit at the No. 3 position

With an ominous weather forecast, singles play began with Furman getting on the board with wins at the No. 4 and No. 5 positions. Bo Ladyman scored a 6-4, 6-3 victory Omer Abramovich at No. 4, while Daniel Knause got a 6-4, 6-3 win over Ashok Ramanchandra at No. 5. After several rain delays, Furman clinched the match when Andy Juc held off Marcus DiGliodo 6-4, 6-4 at the No. 2 position.

The Paladins advance to the finals where they will meet No. 4 Chattanooga on Sunday, April 23 at 10:30 a.m. at the Earle Tennis Center on the campus of The Citadel.

#2 Furman 4, #3 College of Charleston 1

Doubles

1. Dekel/Digliodo (CofC) def. Maarschalk/Pauhluhn (FU) 8-6

2. Brian Crook/Ladyman (FU) def. Abramovich/Reynolds (CofC) 9-8 (5)

3. Juc/Scott Kahler (FU) def. Petit/Malina (CofC) 8-4

Singles

1. Or Dekel (CofC) def. Ben Pauluhn (FU) 6-3, 6-1

2. Andy Juc (FU) def. Marcus Digliodo (CofC) 6-4, 6-4

3. Greg Maarschalk (FU) def. Justin Malina (CofC) DNF

4. Bo Ladyman (FU) def. Omer Abramovich (CofC) 6-4, 6-3

5. Daniel Knause (FU) def. Ashok Ramachandra (CofC) 6-4, 6-3

6. Chris Gilli (FU) vs. Perry Allen (CofC) DNF