LEXINGTON, VA. – The Furman men's tennis team recorded its second consecutive victory Thursday afternoon with a 7-0 sweep of the Washington and Lee Generals in non-conference action from the Outdoor Tennis Courts.

Furman improves to 4-8 on the season while Washington and Lee drops to 3-6 overall.

The Paladins swept their way through doubles play, picking wins in all three matches. Walker Allen and Nicolas Dispas, playing at No. 3, got things started for Furman with their 6-2 victory over Pearce Lane and Harrison Silver. In the No. 2 match, Landon Ecarma and Theophile Joly clinched the point following a 6-4 triumph versus Ryan Good and Sanjheev Rao. Alex Han and Finn Pollard closed out doubles with a 6-4 win at No. 1 against Henry Imorde and Heys Parker.

The Paladins would then sweep all six singles contests in straight sets to compile the 7-0 victory. Allen began by topping Todd Cannaliato in the No. 3 match, 6-1, 6-3, with Dispas following at No. 2 defeating Justin Ilie, 6-1, 6-1. Playing at No. 1, Joly won 6-3, 6-2 over Parker. Ecarma earned a 6-2, 6-4 victory versus Lane at No. 4 and Han tallied a 6-4, 7-6(4) win at No. 5 against Sahil Arora. Barnabas Sift, competing at No. 6, wrapped up the match by winning in three sets versus Rao, 6-1, 6-7(5), 1-0(10-4).

Furman is off tomorrow before returning to action Saturday morning when it travels to Richmond, Ky., to face James Madison at 11 a.m. Fans can follow the action on www.furmanpaladins.com via live stats. Updates will be posted on the Furman men's tennis Twitter page (@FurmanMTennis).

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