January 25, 2003
FURMAN MEN'S TENNIS DROPS 6-1 DECISION TO FIFTH-RANKED FLORIDA

GAINESVILLE, FLA.--- The 71st-ranked Furman men's tennis team (0-1, 0-0 SoCon) opened up the 2003 spring dual match season with a 6-1 loss to the fifth-ranked Florida Gators in Gainesville, Fla. on Saturday.

Furman got off to a promising start when James Cameron and Patrick Fillnow snagged an 8-5 victory against Florida's 13th ranked duo of Matt Behrmann and Troy Hahn at the No. 1 position. The Gators bounced back when Florida's Olivier Levant and Eleazar Magallan defeated Dasef Weems and Andrew Rogers 8-4 at No. 2. Florida then clinched the doubles point when Hamid Mirzadeh and Janne Holmia held off Furman's Greg Maarschalk and Allen Simmons at No. 3, 8-5.

Florida then moved on to take five singles matches to clinch the win. After Levant defeated Simmons 6-1, 6-2 at No. 4, Florida's Trey Johnson dropped Furman's Ben Pauluhn in straight sets at No. 6, 7-5, 6-1. Hahn then clinched the match for the Gators when he beat Rogers at the No. 3 slot, 6-4, 6-4. Furman's Ryan McCarthy also suffered a tough setback as he was defeated by Magallan 7-6, 6-3 at No. 5. Florida's final win came at the No. 2 position when Holmia defeated Fillnow, 7-6, 0-6, 6-1.

Furman's lone singles victory came at the No. 1 position, where Cameron defeated Mirzadeh in a tough three-set battle, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.

The Paladins next match will occur within the friendly confines of Mickel Tennis Center when Furman hosts Elon, Erskine, and Emory on February 8th for the Furman Shootout.

No. 5 Florida 6, No. 71 Furman 1
January 25, 2003
Singles Results
1. James Cameron (FU) def. Hamid Mirzadeh (UF), 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
2. No. 29 Janne Holmia (UF) def. Patrick Fillnow (FU), 7-6, 0-6, 6-1
3. Troy Hahn (UF) def. Andrew Rogers (FU), 6-4, 6-4
4. No. 68 Olivier Levant (UF) def. Allen Simmons (FU), 6-1, 6-2
5. No. 78 Eleazar Magallan (UF) def. Ryan McCarthy (FU), 7-6, 6-3
6. Trey Johnson (UF) def. Ben Pauluhn (FU), 7-5, 6-1
Doubles Results
1. Cameron/Fillnow (FU) def. No. 13 Hahn/Matt Behrmann (UF), 8-5
2. No. 37 Levant/Magallan (UF) def. Rogers/Dasef Weems (FU), 8-4
3. Mirzadeh/Holmia (UF) def. Simmons/Greg Maarschalk (FU), 8-5