GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Furman men's tennis team rolled past The Citadel Bulldogs, 6-1, in Southern Conference action Tuesday afternoon at Mickel Tennis Center.

The win improves the Paladins to 6-11 overall and 3-1 in the SoCon. With the loss, The Citadel drops to 4-18 on the season and 0-5 in conference play.

Furman jumped out to the early 1-0 lead after capturing the doubles point for the sixth time in the past seven matches. The Paladins swept all three contests beginning at No. 2 when Evan Duggal and Landon Ecarma topped Tucker Hendrix and Nick Stroumpis, 6-1. In the No. 3 match, Alex Han and Finn Pollard clinched the point with their 6-0 triumph over Reece Beckendorf and Anthony Osipov. Nicolas Dispas and Nico Snyder, playing at No. 1, closed out doubles with a 6-4 win against Ted Bagwell and Brady Gober.

In singles, Furman reeled off six consecutive victories to secure the 6-1 win. The Paladins received victories from Dispas, Duggal, Ecarma, Han, and Walker Allen. Duggal defeated Beckendorf, 6-2, 6-1, at No. 3 with Allen following at No. 4 with a 6-1, 6-2 victory versus Stroumpis. Playing at No. 5, Ecarma captured the match for Furman topping Hendrix in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2. Han tallied a 7-6(5), 6-2 win over Graham Hardin at No. 6. Dispas picked up the Paladins' final win at No. 2 with his 6-4, 6-3 triumph against Bagwell.

Furman is off until next Tuesday, March 31, and hosts Presbyterian in the third match of its homestand at 3 p.m. Fans can follow the action on www.furmanpaladins.com via live stats and live video. Updates will be posted on the Furman men's tennis Twitter page (@FurmanMTennis).

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