CONWAY, S.C. – The Furman men's tennis team held off the William & Mary Tribe, 4-2, in non-conference action Saturday morning from Coastal Carolina's Stevens Tennis Complex.

Furman improves to 2-5 on the season and captured its 15^th victory in 17 meetings all-time against the Tribe. With the loss, William & Mary drops to 1-2 overall.

The Paladins clinched the doubles point, taking an early 1-0 lead over William & Mary, following victories at No. 1 and No. 3. Nicolas Dispas and Nico Snyder got things started with their 6-2 victory at No. 1 over Oliver Hague and Gur Trakhtenberg, and Alex Han and Finn Pollard secured the point at No. 3 after their 6-3 triumph versus Nikita Bortnichek and Dylan Chou.

Furman followed in singles action with three wins at No. 1, No. 3, and No. 5 for the 4-2 victory. The teams traded the initial four matches with the Paladins claiming victories at No. 1 and No. 3. Following a win by the Tribe at No. 2, Duggal answered for Furman in the No. 3 contest defeating Bortnichek in straight sets, 7-5, 6-4. William & Mary added a win at No. 6 when Snyder, playing at No. 1, contributed his second win this weekend, topping Trakhtenberg in three sets, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.

Dispas clinched the match for the Paladins with his straight set win in the No. 5 match. The sophomore from Biot, France, recorded his second win of the season after going into back-to-back tiebreakers against Chou for the 7-6(5), 7-6(6) win.

Playing at No. 4, Walker Allen's match versus Austin Cohen went unfinished with the score at 6-3, 4-6, 3-3.

Furman remains on the road next weekend, February 20-21, traveling to Richmond, Ky., for two non-conference matches versus Tennessee Tech and Eastern Kentucky.

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