Arlington, Texas – The Furman men's tennis team closed out its road trip Thursday afternoon falling 5-1 to the UT Arlington Mavericks in non-conference action at the UTA Tennis Center.
Furman drops to 4-10 on the season while UT Arlington improves to 8-5 overall.
The Mavericks claimed the doubles point, and took a 1-0 lead over the Paladins, following wins at No. 1, a tiebreaker, and No. 2.
Cole Burnam and
Thomas Kennedy, playing at No. 1, went into a tiebreaker against Solano Caffarena and Anton Shepp before dropping a 7-6 (9-7) decision. In the No. 3 match,
Ben Cahill and
Alex Han won their third match of the season, 6-1, against Lachlan Robertson and Joan Torres Espinosa.
In singles, UT Arlington captured victories at No. 3, No. 4, No. 5, and No. 6 to register the 5-1 victory.
Jerry Barton recorded his fourth win of the year at the No. 1 position after defeating Shepp in straight sets 7-6, 6-4. At the No. 2 match,
Elijah Poritzky led 9-5 in the third set, but the match went unfinished. Poritzky dropped the first set 7-5 before taking the second 6-3.
The Paladins are off until March 18-19 when they return to Mickel Tennis Center for three straight matches. Furman hosts Converse and Richmond in a doubleheader on March 18 before opening SoCon play on March 19 versus UNC Greensboro.
Fans can follow the action on www.furmanpaladins.com via live stats. Updates will also be posted on the Furman men's tennis Twitter page (@FurmanMTennis).
