JOHNSON CITY, TENN.- The No. 61 Furman Paladins dropped a 5-2 decision to Southern Conference rival East Tennessee State this afternoon at the ETSU Tennis Center.

After dropping all three doubles matches, the Bucs stormed back by taking five of the six singles matches to secure the win. Senior Gustavo Gomez, playing at No. 1 singles, won his 22nd consecutive match by downing Furman's Lee Nickell, 6-1, 6-0. Marcos Pavlovich also posted a victory at No. 2 singles by defeating James Cameron, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3. At No. 3 singles, Juan Yannuzzi continued his streak of winning 17 of his previous 18 matches by coming back to defeat John Chesworth in straight sets, 7-6, 6-2. No. 4 singles saw Pablo Sahagun take a 6-4, 6-1 win over Patrick Gaughan. ETSU's Roberto Fernandez downed Furman's Chris Henderson 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 at No. 5 singles.

Furman's lone singles victory saw Eric Ward defeat Francisco Diaz, 6-2, 6-2.

With the win, the Bucs evened their overall record at 10-10 on the season, 7-1 in the Southern Conference.The loss drops Furman to 15-9 on the season, 7-1 in the Southern Conference.

Furman will gun for a share of the Southern Conference regular season title this Friday as the Paladins host the Georgia Southern Eagles at Mickel Tennis Center. The match will begin at 1:30 p.m.

ETSU 5, Furman 2
April 11, 2001
Singles Results
1. Gustavo Gomez (ETSU) def. Lee Nickell (Furman) 6-1, 6-0
2. Marcos Pavlovich (ETSU) def. James Cameron (Furman) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
3. Juan Yannuzzi (ETSU) def. John Chesworth (Furman) 7-6, 6-2
4. Pablo Sahagun (ETSU) def. Patrick Gaughan (Furman) 6-4, 6-1
5. Roberto Fernandez (ETSU) def. Chris Henderson (Furman) 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
6. Eric Ward (Furman) def\. Francisco Diaz (ETSU) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles Results
1. Cameron-Chesworth (Furman) def. Gomez-Fernandez (ETSU) 9-8
2. Patrick Fillnow-Andrew Rogers (Furman) def. Pavlovich-Yannuzzi (ETSU) 9-8
3. Henderson-Charlie Lloyd (Furman) def. Sahagun-Diaz (ETSU) 8-4