CLEMSON, S.C. – The ninth-ranked Clemson women's tennis team defeated Furman 6-1 Thursday afternoon at the Clemson Indoor Tennis Center in Clemson, S.C.  Paladin sophomore Michele Stanford posted a 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 win over Laurianne Henry at number six singles to score for Furman.

The Paladins forced many close matches, with tie-breakers needed in both the fifth and sixth singles matches.  In the fifth singles match, Caroline Magnusson defeated Paladin freshman Amanda Murray 6-3, 4-6, 1-0.

At number one singles, 12^th-ranked Josipa Bek defeated #69 Monica Arguello 7-5, 6-4, and 48^th-ranked Keri Wong beat sophomore Lauren Kline, 6-1, 6-2, in the second singles match.  Nelly Ciolkowski won a tight 6-4, 7-5 match over freshman Katherine Oudin at number three singles, and Klara Vyskocilova defeated freshman Margaret Boyette, 6-4, 6-4, in a close match at number four.

The Tigers (8-0) swept the doubles matches to win the doubles point.  #2 Bek and Wong defeated Boyette and Kline, 8-5, at number one doubles, and Ciolkowski and Magnusson beat Murray and Oudin, 8-3, in the second doubles match.  The Paladins also forced a close contest at number three doubles, with Maria Belaya and Vyskocilova defeating Arguello and Stanford in a tie-breaker 8-7(5).

Furman (1-2) will return home to face Winthrop on Feb. 18 at 4 p.m. at the Mickel Tennis Center.

#9 Clemson (8-0) def. Furman (1-2), 6-1

February 10, 2011 - Clemson Indoor Tennis Center

Doubles:

1. #2 Bek/Wong (CU) def. Boyette/Kline (FU), 8-5

2. Ciolkowski/Magnusson (CU) def. Murray/Oudin (FU), 8-3

3. Maria Belaya/Vyskocilova (CU) def. Arguello/Stanford (FU), 8-7 (5)

Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3

Singles:

1. #12 Josipa Bek (CU) def. #69 Monica Arguello (FU), 7-5, 6-4

2. #48 Keri Wong (CU) def. Lauren Kline (FU), 6-1, 6-2

3. Nelly Ciolkowski (CU) def. Katherine Oudin (FU), 6-4, 7-5

4. Klara Vyskocilova (CU) def. Margaret Boyette (FU), 6-4, 6-4

5. Caroline Magnusson (CU) def. Amanda Murray (FU), 6-3, 4-6, 1-0

6. Michele Stanford (FU) def. Laurianne Henry (CU), 6-3, 4-6, 1-0

 Order of Finish: 2, 1, 4*, 3, 5, 6

Time of Match: 4:48