GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Furman men's tennis team suffered a 4-2 non-conference defeat to the Presbyterian College Blue Hose, Tuesday afternoon at Mickel Tennis Center.

Furman drops to 6-12 on the season while Presbyterian improves to 9-5 overall.

The Paladins fought back in doubles to win two out of the three matches and clinched the point, taking a 1-0 lead. In the No. 2 match, Evan Duggal and Landon Ecarma held off Dario Navarro and Daksh Prasad, 7-5. The Blue Hose would answer at No. 3 when Thomas Anderson and Eduardo Valentin topped Alex Han and Finn Pollard by a similar 7-5 score. The No. 1 tandem of Nicolas Dispas and Nico Snyder captured the doubles point for Furman when they won in a tiebreaker, 7-6(6) over David Mamalat and Matija Samardzic.

Playing without two of their top three singles players, the Paladins dropped four of the five completed matches as Presbyterian secured the 4-2 victory.

The Blue Hose won three straight matches at No. 1, No. 2, and No. 6 to hold a 3-1 lead. Samardzic topped Dispas in the No. 1 contest, 6-1, 6-4, and Mamalat followed at No. 2 with a 6-1, 6-4 triumph versus Theophile Joly. In the No. 6 match, Valentin won in three sets over Pollard, 6-1, 2-6, 6-3.

Ecarma put Furman on the board at No. 4 singles when he rallied back at No. 4 to register a three-set win over Navarro, 1-6, 6-2, 6-4.

Prasad won the match for Presbyterian at No. 3 following a 3-6, 6-1, 6-3 victory in three sets versus Walker Allen.

The Paladins wrap up non-conference play Thursday afternoon hosting Emmanuel (Ga.) at 3 p.m. from Mickel Tennis Center. 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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