Charleston, S.C.- The No. 72 Furman Paladins defeated The Citadel Bulldogs, 6-1, in Southern Conference tennis action Friday afternoon at the Earle Tennis Center.

After dispensing The Citadel's hopes of winning a doubles match, Furman won five of six singles matches to easily defeat the Bulldogs. The Paladins received outstanding play from James Cameron, Patrick Fillnow, and Chris Henderson. All three contributed to Furman's victory by winning both his respective singles and doubles matches.

Furman moves to 1-0 in Southern Conference play and 6-3 overall, while The Citadel, now with a 3-3 overall record, fell to 0-3 in the Southern Conference with the loss.

Furman 6, The Citadel 1
March 2, 2001
Singles Results
Lee Nickell (Furman) def. Matt Stubbs (The Citadel) 6-1, 7-6 (6)
James Cameron (Furman) def. Ben Fortune (The Citadel) 6-0, 6-2
John Williams (The Citadel) def. Patrick Gaughan (Furman) 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
Chris Henderson (Furman) def. Eddie Almada (The Citadel) 7-6 (5), 6-4
Patrick Fillnow (Furman) def. John Dougherty (The Citadel) 6-2, 6-2
Eric Ward (Furman) def. David Scates (The Citadel) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles Results
Nickell-Cameron (Furman) def. Stubbs-Fortune (The Citadel) 8-4
Fillnow-Andrew Rogers (Furman) def. Williams-Dougherty (The Citadel) 9-8 (6)
Henderson-Charlie Lloyd (Furman) def. Almada-Scates (The Citadel) 8-0