Greenville, S.C. – The Furman men's tennis team closed out its home schedule on Wednesday with a 6-1 Southern Conference victory over the Wofford Terriers at Mickel Tennis Center.

With the win, Furman evens its overall record at 11-11 while improving to 4-2 in the SoCon. Wofford drops to 7-11 on the season and 2-5 in conference play.

The Paladins swept their way through doubles to clinch the opening point. Cole Burnam and Connor Laymon got things started with a 6-1 victory at No. 3 against Ian Rasheed and Ashe Ray, and Ben Cahill and Emil Westling, playing at No. 2, secured the point after defeating Will Fullett and Alex Horn, 6-2. Thomas Kennedy and Elijah Poritzky wrapped up doubles at No. 1 with the duo topping Hugo Rask and Robbie Young, 6-2.

Furman continued its momentum into singles play winning four consecutive matches to claim the victory. In the No. 5 match, Walker Allen won in straight sets versus Fullett, 6-2, 6-2, with Poritzky following at No. 1 with a 6-1, 6-1 triumph over Max Graham. John Rado clinched the match for the Paladins after rallying back in his No. 4 match versus Jack Deveney for a 5-7, 6-1, 6-4 win. Kennedy also rallied from behind at No. 2 to record a 4-6, 7-6(4), 1-0 win versus Young.

Following a win by the Terriers at No. 6, Westling, who was honored on Senior Day prior to the match, closed out the match with a 6-4, 6-7(6), 1-0 victory against Ray.

Westling was one of three Furman players recognized during its Senior Day ceremony along with Cahill and Cole Rigsby.

The Paladins end their regular season on Sunday afternoon traveling to Mercer for a 12 p.m. match. Fans can follow the action on www.furmanpaladins.com via live stats. Updates will be posted on the Furman men's tennis Twitter page (@FurmanMTennis).