COLUMBIA, S.C..--- The 63rd-ranked Furman men's tennis team (3-3) dropped a 5-2 decision to the 16th-ranked South Carolina Gamecocks on Saturday.

Furman's No. 1 doubles team of James Cameron and Patrick Fillnow defeated USC's Marcus Westman and Tom Eklund 9-8, but South Carolina claimed wins at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles to clinch the doubles point.

South Carolina then moved on to take four singles matches to clinch the win led by 38th ranked Seth Rose's 6-4, 7-6 victory over James Cameron at No. 1 singles. Furman, though, earned wins at No. 3 singles as Chris Henderson defeated Marcus Westman 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 and at No. 6 singles as Allen Simmons downed Geralso Knorr 3-6, 7-5.

The Paladins return to action on Monday, February 24 with a match at 35th ranked Georgia Tech. Furman's scheduled match against USC Aiken was not played.

No. 16 South Carolina 5, No. 63 Furman 2
February 23, 2003
Singles Results
1. No. 38 Seth Rose (USC) def. James Cameron (FU) 6-4, 7-6
2. No. 43 Angelo Niculescu (USC) def. Patrick Fillnow (FU), 6-4, 6-3
3. Chris Henderson (FU) def. No. 73 Marcus Westman (USC), 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
4. Carl Wermee (USC) def. Andrew Rogers (FU), 6-3, 6-2
5. Ben Altkinson (USC) def. Ryan McCarthy (FU), 6-1, 6-2
6. Allen Simmons (FU) def. Geraldo Knorr (USC), 3-6, 7-5

Doubles Results
1. Cameron/Fillnow (FU) def. Westman/Eklund (USC), 9-8
2. Rose/Wermee (USC) def. Rogers/Weems (FU), 8-6
3. Niculscu/Knorr (USC) def. Simmons/Henderson (FU), 9-8