Box Score ATHENS, GA. – Furman junior Andrew Mellow defeated #3 Wil Spencer, 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (10-7) in the top singles match, but the effort was not enough to hold off 4th-ranked Georgia, as the Bulldogs topped the Paladins, 6-1, at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex in Athens, Ga. on Monday afternoon.
Georgia swept the doubles matches to claim the doubles point, as Sadio Doumbia and Hernus Pieters defeated 49th-ranked Furman sophomores Alex Christ and Joel Cook, 8-2, in the top match. Nathan Pasha and Ignacio Taboada combined for an 8-4 win over freshman Jacob Behal and Mellow at number two, while Wil Spencer and KU Singh beat senior Watson George and sophomore Nate Collins, 8-4, in the third doubles contest.
The Bulldogs swept the remaining singles matches, as #21 Doumbia defeated Christ, 6-1, 6-3 at number two, and #55 Singh beat Behal, 7-5, 6-2, in the third singles match-up. In the fourth-seed match, #43 Taboada notched a 6-2, 7-5 win over Cook, and #72 Pieters recorded a 6-1, 6-3 triumph over junior Robbie Aru at number five. Nathan Pasha's 6-3, 6-2 sixth-seed win over freshman Luke Synn rounded out the singles competition.
Furman (2-8) has a two-week break before the Paladins play at Winthrop on March 10 at 1 p.m.
#4 Georgia 6, Furman 1
Feb 27, 2012 at Athens, Ga. (Dan Magill Tennis Complex)
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Singles competition
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1. Andrew Mellow (FUR) def. #3 Wil Spencer (UGA) 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (10-7)
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2. #21 Sadio Doumbia (UGA) def. Alex Christ (FUR) 6-1, 6-3
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3. #55 KU Singh (UGA) def. Jacob Behal (FUR) 7-5, 6-2
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4. #43 Ignacio Taboada (UGA) def. Joel Cook (FUR) 6-2, 7-5
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5. #72 Hernus Pieters (UGA) def. Robbie Aru (FUR) 6-1, 6-3
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6. Nathan Pasha (UGA) def. Luke Synn (FUR) 6-3, 6-2
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Doubles competition
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1. Sadio Doumbia/Hernus Pieters (UGA) def. #49 Alex Christ/Joel Cook (FUR) 8-2
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2. Nathan Pasha/Ignacio Taboada (UGA) def. Jacob Behal/Andrew Mellow (FUR) 8-4
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3. Wil Spencer/KU Singh (UGA) def. Watson George/Nate Collins (FUR) 8-4
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Match Notes
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Furman 2-8
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Georgia 9-1; National ranking #4
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Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (4,5,6,2,3,1)
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Official: Walt Williams T-2:45 A-271
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