GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Some of the nation's top women's tennis talent will descend upon Furman this weekend, as the 38th annual Debbie Southern Furman Fall Classic will be held Friday through Sunday at the Mickel Tennis Center in Greenville, S.C.  The tournament will feature 11 teams in a flighted competition (i.e. no team winner, just individual flight champions for singles and doubles). 

Competition will begin at 9 a.m. each day.  Teams will compete in two rounds of doubles then one round of singles on Friday.  Play will continue with one round of doubles and two rounds on singles on Saturday then one final round of singles on Sunday.  Admission is free to the event.  

Live streaming will be available for select matches of the tournament at https://web.track.tennis/#/@public-jBOYrG0OhRo/@public-jBOYrG0OhRo/evt-ryVZtPDoXno.

Nine of the 11 teams competing in the tournament were ranked in the top 55 in the final 2025 ITA Collegiate Tennis rankings:  Texas Tech (14), South Carolina (28), Georgia Tech (29), Clemson (38), Wake Forest (40), Alabama (42), Furman (46), Kentucky (48), and Penn State (55).  Indiana and Mississippi State will complete the field.

During the 2025 season, Furman posted a 21-4 overall record and was a perfect 7-0 against SoCon opponents.  After winning the regular season championship, the Paladins claimed the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament by capturing their 22nd SoCon tournament title.  Furman, which finished the season ranked 46th nationally and ninth among mid-major programs, recorded wins over several ranked opponents this spring, including then 22nd-ranked Alabama, 34th-ranked Yale, and No. 42 Rice.  

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