Women’s Tennis Heads to Furman

Thursday, April 8

Greenville, S.C.

3 p.m.

Mercer University

Furman

4/7/2021 2:05:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Mercer returns to SoCon play on Thursday

By: Travis Rae

MACON, Ga. – The Mercer women's tennis team returns to Southern Conference action on Thursday when they travel to Greenville, S.C. to face Furman. The match is set to start at 3 p.m.

GAMEDAY LINEUP
Date: Thursday, April 7 | 3 p.m.
Teams: Mercer (6-6, 0-2 SoCon) at #32 Furman (17-6, 5-0 SoCon)
Location: Greenville, S.C. | Mickel Tennis Center
Live Stats: Click Here

Scouting the Paladins
Furman enters the match ranked No. 32 in the ITA tennis rankings and has a record of 17-6 overall and perfect 5-0 mark in Southern Conference play. The Paladins have won eight consecutive matches and are 8-2 when playing on their home court.

The Paladins are led by Katarina Kozarov, who is ranked as the ninth best singles player in Division 1. She is currently 18-1 and has won her last seven matches. Furman is 22-1 in No. 1 singles play this season.

The only other player to play No. 1 singles this season is Julia Adams. Adams is ranked 104th in singles play. She is 16-6 overall and a perfect 4-0 at No. 1 singles. She is 12-6 in the No. 2 position.

As a team, Furman is 94-37 in singles matches this season. Six of its players have 10 or more singles victories.

In doubles, Furman is 43-20 as a team and is led by the 22^nd-ranked team in the nation. Adams and Kozarov are 16-3 on the season at No. 1 doubles. Over the last 10 matches, they are 10-1. MaryAnn Rompf and Dillon Madison also have 16 wins on the season with 15 wins coming atNo. 2 doubles.

NEXT UP
The Bears return to action this weekend at the LeRoy Peddy Tennis Center when they host Wofford on Saturday at 11 a.m. in Southern Conference action.

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