GREENVILLE, S.C. – The UAB Blazers reeled four singles wins on Saturday afternoon to record a 4-3 victory over the Furman men's tennis team in non-conference action at Mickel Tennis Center.

Furman drops to 5-11 overall while UAB improves to 7-11 on the season.

The Paladins clinched the doubles point for the second straight match following victories at No. 1 and No. 3. Theophile Joly and Matt Kandel won for the second consecutive contest when they defeated Jake Anthony and Juan Pablo Valdez, 7-5, and Cole Burnam and Connor Laymon followed to clinch the point for Furman with a 7-5 triumph, their fourth victory of the year, at the top spot over Noah Malige and Ondrej Valek.

Playing at No. 2, Nicolas Dispas and Nico Snyder were tied 5-5 versus Conor Flynn and Georgios Nouchakis when the Paladins picked up the point.

Laymon extended the Paladins' lead to 2-0 when he earned his fifth win of the season, 6-1, 6-1, over Anthony at No. 6. The Blazers posted back-to-back victories at No. 3 and No. 1 before Walker Allen gave Furman the lead back at 3-2 when he topped Valdez at No. 4 in straight sets, 6-4, 7-6(5).

Flynn tied the score again for UAB with his three-set triumph at No. 5 over Dispas, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2. Valek clinched the match for the Blazers at No. 2 when he won over Joly in three sets, 7-6(3), 5-7, 6-3.

The Paladins conclude non-conference play next Saturday, March 29 hosting Emmanuel (Ga.) at 1 p.m. Fans can follow the action on www.furmanpaladins.com via live stats and live streaming. Updates will be posted on the Furman men's tennis Twitter page (@FurmanMTennis). Admission is free.