March 20, 2008

Agate

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Furman men's tennis team downed Charlotte 7-0 in their last non-conference matchup of the regular season.

Furman earned the first point of the match with wins at the number one and number three doubles spots. In the top spot, the tadem of Andy Juc and Bo Ladyman defeated the team of Brad Clinard and Jeff Archer 8-3, while Jason Basile and Chris Motes won over Chris Huynh and Jesse Hutchinson 8-4 in the third spot.

The Paladins swept the singles matches, with Andy Juc starting off with a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Felix Bernhoerster at number one singles. Ladyman defeated Clinard 6-1, 6-2 in the number two spot, and Motes clinched the win for the Paladins with a 6-4, 4-6, 11-9 win over Michael Anders.

With the win, Furman improves to 5-10 on the season, while Charlotte falls to 8-12. The Paladins take the court again on March 26 with a match against The Citadel in Greenville.

Furman 7, Charlotte 49ers 0

Singles competition
1. Andy Juc (FUR) def. Felix Bernhoerster (CHA) 6-2, 6-0
2. Bo Ladyman (FUR) def. Brad Clinard (CHA) 6-1, 6-2
3. Chris Motes (FUR) def. Michael Anders (CHA) 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (11-9)
4. Jordan Walters (FUR) def. Ricky Cuellar (CHA) 7-5, 6-2
5. Sawyer Duncan (FUR) def. Moritz Bernhoerster (CHA) 6-2, 6-1
6. Michael Kociecki (FUR) def. Chris Huynh (CHA) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Andy Juc/Bo Ladyman (FUR) def. Brad Clinard/Jeff Archer (CHA) 8-3
2. Felix Bernhoerster/Moritz Bernhoerster (CHA) def. Chris Rhyne/Andrei Chvetsov (FUR) 8-5
3. Jason Basile/Chris Motes (FUR) def. Chris Huynh/Jesse Hutchinson (CHA) 8-4