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0
Western Carolina WCU (3-3)
7
Winner Furman FUR (7-5)
Western Carolina WCU
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Final
7
Furman FUR
(7-5)
Winner

Match Recap: Women's Tennis | | Denise Gideon, Director of Media Relations

Catamount Tennis Falls to No. 24 Furman to Open SoCon Play

Will begin three-game homestand Wednesday

The Basics
Score: No. 24 Furman 7, Western Carolina 0
Records:  Western Carolina 3-3, 0-1 SoCon, Furman 7-5, 1-0 SoCon
Location: Greenville, S.C., Mickel Tennis Center
 
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Western Carolina women's tennis dropped its first Southern Conference match of the season falling 7-0 to No. 24 Furman Tuesday at the Mickel Tennis Center.  
 
TURNING POINT:
Furman swept the doubles point and quickly worked through the Catamount singles' players to take the match. 
 
 INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
  • Junior Jacy Smith was the only Catamount to win a set in the match as she dropped the first set 2-6 and bounced back to take the second set 6-3. Madison Dillon won the match at No. 3 singles taking the tie-breaker 1-0 (10-8).
  • No. 1 doubles tandem of Kata Foldeak and Jacy Smith was down by one, 3-2, to No. 27th ranked Katarina Kozarov and Julie Adams but the Paladins duo took the remaining three points to take the win.
  NOTES:
  • Western Carolina's match with Furman is the first time this season the Catamounts have played a ranked opponent. 
 
UPCOMING:
Western Carolina hosts Tusculum at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the first of a three-match homestand.   
 
 For the latest information on Catamount women's tennis, follow @catamounts or @catamountsTennis on Twitter or go to www.catamountsports.com. In-match updates can be found on the Catamount women's tennis official tennis Twitter page. 
 
 
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