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KENNESAW, Ga. – The Kennesaw State men's tennis team defeated No. 66 Furman 4-1 on Sunday at the Betty Seigel Courts.
 
"Today was one of my favorite days since I have been at KSU," Director of Tennis Matt Emery said. "Being down the doubles point, as well as some injuries, was a pretty big hole. To have everyone come together like they did and refuse to lose was a huge step forward for our program."
 
The Owls (6-3) won four singles matches to clinch the victory and finish 3-1 on the four-match homestand.
 
The Paladins picked up a win on court one to open doubles action. KSU responded quickly as Raul Garcia and Hugo Salmeron picked up a 6-4 victory over Cole Burnam and Elijah Poritzky on court two. FU would clinch the point in a tiebreaker on court three.
 
Garcia put the Owls on the board with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Jamie Connel on court 1. Kevin Patel gave KSU the lead for good when he defeated Emil Westling 6-1, 6-3. Seru Tezuka bounced back from a slow start to beat Poritzky 6-4, 6-4. Daniel Botti clinched the KSU victory with a 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) win over Burnam. Salmeron and Harvey Conway were leading in the third sets of their matches when the point was clinched.
 
The Owls will travel to Asheville, N.C to face off against UNC Asheville on Tuesday, March 8. Match time is set for 1:00 p.m. at The Asheville Racquet Club Downtown.

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