GREENVILLE, S.C. -- No. 72 East Tennessee State slipped past Furman, 6-1, Tuesday at the Mickel Tennis Center in Greenville, S.C.
Furman scored at flight two, where freshman Jamie Connel defeated Yusuf Khamis, 6-2, 6-4.
The Paladins also up a win at flight two doubles, where senior James Roelofse and sophomore Emil Westling topped Dimitri Badra and Francisco Lamas, 6-4.Â
The Buccaneers scored the doubles point to open the match. Frazier Rengifo and Juan S. Zabala slipped past graduate student Ivan Mitric and Connel, who rank 53rd nationally, 6-4, at flight one, and Yusuf Kahmis and Thiago Pernas held off graduate student Drew Singerman and sophomore Ben Cahill, 6-4, at number three. Â
In other singles action, Singerman pushed Lamas to a third set at flight six, but Lamas notched the victory, 6-7(1), 6-3, 6-4. ETSU claimed the remaining singles points, with Badra downing Mitric, 6-4, 6-2, at flight one, and Rengifo holding off freshman Elijah Poritzky, 6-4, 6-4, at number three. At flight four, Zabala topped Roelofse, 7-6(4), 6-1, and at number five, Pernas recorded a 6-3, 6-4 advantage over Westling.
Furman (12-8, 4-1 SoCon) will entertain Wofford Friday at 3 p.m.Â
ETSU vs Furman • 04/12/2022 at Greenville, S.C. • Mickel Tennis Center
#73 ETSU 6, Furman 1
Singles competition
1. Dimitri Badra (ETSU) def. Ivan Mitric (FUR) 6-4, 6-2
2. Jamie Connel (FUR) def. Yusuf Khamis (ETSU) 6-2, 6-4
3. Frazier Rengifo (ETSU) def. Elijah Poritzky (FUR) 6-4, 6-4
4. Juan S. Zabala (ETSU) def. James Roelofse (FUR) 7-6 (7-4), 6-1
5. Thiago Pernas (ETSU) def. Emil Westling (FUR) 6-4, 6-3
6. Francisco Lamas (ETSU) def. Drew Singerman (FUR) 6-7 (1-7), 6-3, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. Frazier Rengifo/Juan S. Zabala (ETSU) def. #53 Ivan Mitric/Jamie Connel (FUR) 6-4
2. James Roelofse/Emil Westling (FUR) def. Dimitri Badra/Francisco Lamas (ETSU) 6-4
3. Yusuf Khamis/Thiago Pernas (ETSU) def. Drew Singerman/Ben Cahill (FUR) 6-4
Match Notes: ETSU 16-5, 6-0; National ranking #73 • Furman 12-8, 4-1
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (2,1,3,5,4,6)
