Furman Men's Tennis Downs Davidson 4-1 In SoCon Semifinals

Chattanooga, Tenn.-- The Furman men's tennis team defeated Davidson 4-1 Saturday afternoon in the semifinals of the Southern Conference Tournament in Chattanooga, Tenn.

The Paladins advance to face fifth seeded Chattanooga, who surprised top seeded ETSU 4-3 on Saturday in the championship match.

The Paladins opened the match by claiming the doubles point. Seth Hauser and Jon Navarro rallied from a 7-4 deficit to edge Davidson's No. 3 doubles team of Harrington/Webb 9-7 to clinch the point.

Furman went on to win three singles matches to send the Paladins to the conference title match. Lee Nickell clinched the victory with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over Brett Ialacci at No. 1 singles. Patrick Gaughan and James Moeckel were also victorious for the Paladins with straight set wins.

Furman improves to 22-12 and are seeking their 11th conference tournament title and first-ever NCAA Tournament bid.

Furman 4, Davidson 1
April 29, 2000
Singles Results
Lee Nickell (FU) def. Brett Ialacci (DAV) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
James Cameron (FU) vs. Whit Hansen (DAV) DNF 2-6, 7-6, 1-2
Alex Okulski (DAV) def. Drew Parker (FU) 6-2, 7-5
John Chesworth (FU) vs. Billy Boykin (DAV) DNF 7-5, 5-7, 3-2
Patrick Gaughan (FU) def. Chad Winebarger (DAV) 7-5, 6-4
James Moeckel (FU) def. Chad Phillips (DAV) 6-3, 6-1
Doubles Results
Chesworth-Cameron (FU) def. Ialacci-Okulski (DAV) 8-5
Boykin-Hansen (DAV) def. Parker-Nickell (FU) 8-2
Navarro-Hauser (FU) def. Harington-Webb (DAV) 9-7