GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Furman men's tennis team concluded the non-conference portion of its schedule Saturday afternoon with a 7-0 victory over the Emmanuel (Ga.) Lions at Mickel Tennis Center.

Furman improves to 6-11 overall while Emmanuel (Ga.) drops to 5-9 on the season.

The Paladins swept their way through the doubles portion of the match, winning all three contests by 6-1 scores. Playing together for the first time this season, Sam Fancutt and Matt Kandel topped Murilo Gracio and Eben Gunyon at No. 3, and Cole Burman and Connor Laymon clinched the point for Furman at No. 1 with their fifth win of the season over James Girdler and Aleksander Simovski. In the No. 2 match, Nicolas Dispas and Nico Snyder registered their team leading 10^th victory this year against Henrique Castro and Marcos Llorens.

The Paladins followed in singles play by winning all six matches, each in straight sets, to complete the 7-0 sweep. Snyder got things started at No. 6 when he defeated Gunyon, 6-0, 6-1, for his third win of the season, and Laymon followed at No. 5 with his sixth victory against Llorens, 6-0, 6-0. Dispas clinched the match for Furman playing at No. 4 when he topped Simovski by a 6-3, 6-0 score to secure his fourth win. Walker Allen picked up his team leading 10^th victory after registering a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Castro in the No. 3 contest and Theophile Joly won for the fourth time this season when, playing at No. 2, he defeated Girdler, 6-4, 6-4. In the No. 1 contest, Kandel also won his fourth match after closing out the match with a 6-3, 6-4 triumph against Gracio.

The Paladins play their final home match of the season next Wednesday, April 2, hosting Mercer on Senior Day at 3 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.