GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Furman women's tennis team downed the UNC Greensboro Spartans, 7-0, in Southern Conference action Saturday afternoon at UNCG Tennis Courts.

The win improves the Paladins to 10-4 overall and 2-0 in conference play. The loss moved UNC Greensboro to 1-13 on the year and 0-3 in the SoCon.

Furman jumped out to an early 1-0 lead over the Spartans after sweeping all three doubles matches. Bianca Ceroni and Macy Hitchcock won at flight two doubles for the Paladins, 6-1, over Sydney Bly and Sofia Somoano. Lillie Murphy and Elle Warren then clinched the doubles point for tFurman, downing Sophia Cedeno and Lauren Thomson, 6-3, competing at flight one. Lily Doherty and Molly Robinson also won at flight three doubles when they took down Kayley Bushnell and Ivet Sala-Sanchez, 6-3.

In singles, Murphy helped extend the Furman lead when she defeated Sara Kostic, 6-0, 6-1, playing at flight two. At flight six, Robinson then topped Somoano in straight sets, 6-1, 6-4. Hitchcock picked up another win at flight three defeating Thomson, 6-4, 6-1. In the flight four contest, Ceroni posted a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Bushnell. Warren won, 6-3, 6-2, against Cedeno at flight one. Doherty closed out the match at flight five winning in three sets versus Bly, 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (10-5), to complete the 7-0 sweep for the Paladins.

Furman will continue SoCon play on Tuesday afternoon when it travels to Macon, Ga., to take on Mercer at 2:30 p.m. Live scoring and live statistics for the match will be available on the Furman website.

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Furman vs UNC Greensboro 03/21/2026 at Greensboro, N.C. (UNCG Tennis Courts)

Furman 7, UNC Greensboro 0
Singles competition
1. Elle Warren (FUR) def. Sophia Cedeno (UNCG) 6-3, 6-2
2. Lillie Murphy (FUR) def. Sara Kostic (UNCG) 6-0, 6-1
3. Macy Hitchcock (FUR) def. Lauren Thomson (UNCG) 6-4, 6-1
4. Bianca Ceroni (FUR) def. Kayley Bushnell (UNCG) 6-2, 6-2
5. Lily Doherty (FUR) def. Sydney Bly (UNCG) 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (10-5)
6. Molly Robinson (FUR) def. Sofia Somoano (UNCG) 6-1, 6-4

Doubles competition
1. #31 Lillie Murphy/Elle Warren (FUR) def. Sophia Cedeno/Lauren Thomson (UNCG) 6-3
2. Bianca Ceroni/Macy Hitchcock (FUR) def. Sydney Bly/Sofia Somoano (UNCG) 6-1
3. Lily Doherty/Molly Robinson (FUR) def. Kayley Bushnell/Ivet Sala-Sanchez (UNCG) 6-3

Match Notes: Furman 10-4, 2-0 • UNC Greensboro 1-13, 0-3
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (2,6,3,4,1,5)