March 2, 2002

FORT WORTH, Texas (Mar. 1, 2002) -- The No. 31 TCU men's tennis team (5-3) defeated the No. 67 Furman Paladins (1-9) by a 6-1 count on Friday, March 1 on the indoor courts at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center in Fort Worth, Texas.

The Frogs won all three doubles matches for the first time this season and won five of six singles matches for the 6-1 triumph. In an upset at one doubles, the Horned Frogs' duo of freshman Fabrizio Sestini and junior Toni Gordon picked up an 8-5 victory over 15th-ranked James Cameron and John Chesworth. It was the pair's second victory over a ranked doubles team in as many matches. At three doubles, TCU freshman Jacob Martin and senior Daniel Wajnberg ended their 0-6 dual match slump this year with a 9-7 victory over Chris Henderson and Allen Simmons.

In singles, 111th-ranked TCU freshman Daniel Scholten notched the Frogs' first victory at the five slot with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Ryan McCarthy. The win snapped Scholten's two-match losing streaking and gave him his 10th victory of the spring. Gordon continued his hot streak by winning his fourth consecutive match. He picked up a 6-3, 6-2 win over James Cameron at two singles.

The Paladins' lone win came at No. 1 singles where unranked John Chesworth upset the 74th-ranked Rome, Italy-native Sestini 6-7, 6-3, 6-4.

TCU 6, Furman 1
March 1, 2002
Singles Results
1. John Chesworth (FU) def. #74 Fabrizio Sestini (TCU) 6-7, 6-3, 6-4
2. Toni Gordon (TCU) def. James Cameron (FU) 6-3, 6-2
3. Daniel Wajnberg (TCU) def. Andrew Rogers (FU) 5-7, 7-5, 6-3
4. Alex Menichini (TCU) def. Chris Henderson (FU) 7-6, 6-4
5. #111 Daniel Scholten (TCU) def. Ryan McCarthy (FU) 6-3, 6-1
6. Jacob Martin (TCU) def. Allen Simmons (FU) 6-3, 6-3
Doubles Results
1. Sestini/Gordon (TCU) def. #15 Chesworth/Cameron (FU) 8-5
2. Scholten/Menichini (TCU) def. Rogers/Peter Netzler (FU) 8-4
3. Wajnberg/Martin (TCU) def. Henderson/Simmons (FU) 9-7