Box Score GREENVILLE, S.C. – Furman overcame a 3-2 deficit, winning the third set in the final two singles matches, to beat USC Upstate, 4-3, Friday at the Mickel Tennis Center in Greenville, S.C. With the win, the Paladins extend their winning streak to five matches and have won eight of their last nine contests.
The Paladins won two out of three doubles matches to take the opening point. Senior Adam Steryous and sophomore Jake Munns posted a 6-1 victory over Ankush Arora and Lenhard Haupt in the top-seeded contest, and rookies Trevor Croyder and Clarke Wilson defeated Felix Ewers and Francisco Neto, 6-2, at flight three. The Spartans were victorious at flight two, as Fernando Bernardes and Ignacio Garrido topped sophomore Alex Steryous and junior Cameron Green, 6-2.
USC Upstate took a 2-1 advantage after winning the first two singles matches. Bernardes recorded a 6-0, 6-3 victory against Alex Steryous at flight four, and Haupt bested Green, 6-2, 7-5, at number two. Munns tied the match at 2-all with a 6-2, 7-6 win over Neto at number five, but the Spartans regained the lead when Garrido outlasted junior Josh Pistorius, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 in the sixth-seeded match-up.
Wilson came from behind to beat Arora, 6-7, 7-3, 6-1, at number three to tie the match at 3-apiece and set up a decisive flight one contest. Adam Steryous held on for the win, topping Ewers, 4-6, 7-6, 6-4, to give Furman the victory.
Furman (8-3) will play at Georgia Tech Saturday at noon.
Julie Paré, Furman Sports Information
Furman 4, USC Upstate 3
Feb 24, 2017 at Greenville, S.C. (Mickel Tennis Center)
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Singles competition
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1. Adam Steryous (FUR) def. Felix Ewers (UPST) 4-6, 7-6, 6-4
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2. Lenhard Haupt (UPST) def. Cameron Green (FUR) 6-2, 7-5
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3. Clarke Wilson (FUR) def. Ankush Arora (UPST) 6-7, 6-3, 6-1
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4. Fernando Bernardes (UPST) def. Alex Steryous (FUR) 6-0, 6-3
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5. Jake Munns (FUR) def. Francisco Neto (UPST) 6-2, 7-6
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6. Ignacio Garrido (UPST) def. Josh Pistorius (FUR) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
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Doubles competition
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1. Adam Steryous/Jake Munns (FUR) def. Ankush Arora/Lenhard Haupt (UPST) 6-1
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2. Fernando Bernardes/Ignacio Garrido (UPST) def. Alex Steryous/Cameron Green (FUR) 6-3
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3. Trevor Croyder/Clarke Wilson (FUR) def. Felix Ewers/Francisco Neto (UPST) 6-2
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Match Notes
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Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (4,2,5,6,3,1
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