GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women's tennis team dropped a 7-0 matchup with the Furman Paladins in The Southern Conference (SoCon) action on Saturday at the UNCG Tennis Courts.

Furman was able to take the 1-0 lead after snagging all three doubles matches. Bianca Ceroni and Macy Hitchcock defeated Sydney Bly and Sofia Somoano, 6-1, on court two. Lillie Murphy and Elle Warren secured the doubles point for Furman in a 6-3 win over Sophia Cedeno and Lauren Thomson on court one. Molly Robinson and Lily Doherty collected the final doubles match against Kayley Bushnell and Ivet Sala-Sánchez, 6-3, at doubles No. 3.

The Paladins continued their momentum into singles play by notching all six matches. Murphy gave the visiting team a 2-0 lead after defeating Sara Kostic, 6-0, 6-1, at singles No. 2. Robinson went on to claim a 6-1, 6-4, victory over Somoano on court six. Hitchcock secured the match for the Paladins in a 6-4, 6-1, win over Thomson on court three. Ceroni gave Furman a 5-0 lead with a 6-2, 6-2, victory against Bushnell on court four. Warren granted the Paladins with a 6-0 advantage after claiming a 6-4, 6-2, win over Cedeno at singles No. 1. At singles No. 5, Doherty secured the first set against Bly, 6-4, but Bly tied things up with a 6-2 second set. Doherty was able to collect the tiebreaker third set to grant Furman with the 7-0 win.

RECORDS
UNCG: 1-13, 0-3 SoCon
FUR: 10-4, 2-0 SoCon

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The Spartans continue at the UNCG Tennis Courts tomorrow by hosting Big South foe Presbyterian at 1:00 p.m. Ella Olexa will be honored in a Senior Day ceremony for her hard work and dedication to the UNCG women's tennis program prior to match time.