FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Furman edged out Florida Gulf Coast, 4-2, Monday at the FGCU Tennis Complex in Fort Myers, Fla.

The 75th-ranked Paladins move to 5-3 after handing the Eagles their first home loss of the season, while Florida Gulf Coast drops to 9-3 with the loss.

Furman won two doubles matches to claim the opening point.  Freshmen Lillie Murphy and Elle Warren, who are ranked 31st nationally, topped Nora Svensson and Anjali Kotecha, 6-3, at flight one, and junior Macy Hitchcock and freshman Molly Robinson beat Sabrina Jaramillo and Ashley Matz, 6-2, at number three.  The flight two match was unfinished, with Paladin freshmen Bianca Ceroni and Sasha Dimitrov leading June Bjork and Afr Burillo Berezak, 5-2.

The Paladins surged to a 3-0 lead after singles wins by Ceroni and Murphy.  Ceroni recorded a 6-3, 6-4 advantage over Kotecha at number four, then Murphy topped 120th-ranked Bjork, 6-4, 6-3, at flight two.  The Eagles answered with victories at flights three and five to stay in the contest.  At number three, Matz posted a 6-4, 6-4 win over Dimitrov, and at flight five, Jaramillo held off Hitchcock, 6-2, 2-6, 6-0.  

Freshman Lily Doherty entered the lineup for the Paladins at flight six, where she clinched the match with a 6-3, 7-6(1) decision versus Berezak.

The number one match was unfinished with Warren and Svensson tied at 1-all in the third set.  Svensson won set one, 6-2, but Warren answered with a 7-6(7) victory in set two.

Furman will square off against Toledo Wednesday at 10 a.m. in Fort Myers, Fla.

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No. 75 Furman vs. Florida Gulf Coast  • 03/02/2026 • at FGCU Tennis Complex (Fort Myers, Fla.)
No. 75 Furman 4, FGCU 2
Singles competition
1. Nora Svensson (FGCU) vs. Elle Warren (FUR) 6-2, 6-7 (7-9), 1-1, unfinished 
2. Lillie Murphy (FUR) def. #120 June Bjork (FGCU) 6-4, 6-3
3. Ashley Matz (FGCU) def. Sasha Dimitrov (FUR) 6-4, 6-4
4. Bianca Ceroni (FUR) def. Anjali Kotecha (FGCU) 6-3, 6-4
5. Sabrina Jaramillo (FGCU) def. Macy Hitchcock (FUR) 6-2, 2-6, 6-0 
6. Lily Doherty (FUR) def. Afr Burillo Berezak (FGCU) 6-3, 7-6 (7-1)

Doubles competition
1. #31 Lillie Murphy/Elle Warren (FUR) def. Nora Svensson/Anjali Kotecha (FGCU) 6-3
2. June Bjork/Afr Burillo Berezak (FGCU) vs. Bianca Ceroni/Sasha Dimitrov (FUR) 2-5, unfinished 
3. Macy Hitchcock/Molly Robinson (FUR) def. Sabrina Jaramillo/Ashley Matz (FGCU) 6-2

Match Notes: Furman 5-3 • FGCU 9-3
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (4,2,3,5,6) T-2:44 A-87