The Fighting Camels dropped a 5-2 match to Furman before falling to host team Coastal Carolina for the first time since 1999 in a gripping 4-3 decision.

Campbell fell to 2-5 on the season, while Furman and Coastal improved to 3-4 and 7-1 respectively.

Against the Paladins of Furman, Vasja Gorjup picked up a 7-5, 3-6, 10-8 victory over Andy Sobczyk at the number-three singles spot. The other win for the Camels came from senior Artoym Starkov, who defeated Daniel Knause 6-3, 6-4 at number-four.

In the team's second contest of the day, Coastal grabbed the early lead by winning the doubles point. The team of Gorjup and Starkov pushed its number-two doubles match to two sets, but fell 9-8, 12-10 to David Mellis and Elliot Quibell.

Marc Sifre and Gabriel Delarue, the teammates who claimed the sole doubles victory for Campbell, also picked up singles victories at the one and two-spots.

Coastal fought back to earn the three and four-spot points, before Viktor Taune evened the score with a 7-6, 4-6, 10-8 win at number-five.

The decisive point came down to the number-six singles match between Sebastian Thesleff and Joseph Withers.

Thesleff won the first set 7-6, but Withers claimed the second set 6-2 and clinched the victory for Coastal with a 10-7 win in the tiebreaker.

The loss was Thesleff's first on the year, bringing his singles record to 5-1.

The Fighting Camels look to bounce back from the losses Tuesday, Feb. 20 when they host High Point at the Nisbet Tennis Center. Matches are scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m.

Furman 5, Campbell 2

Doubles

1. Bo Ladyman / Brian Crook (FU) def. Gabriel Delarue / Marc Sifre 8-2

2. Jordan Walters / Ryan Friend (FU) def. Sebastian Thesleff / Viktor Taune 8-0

3. Andy Juc / Scott Kahler (FU) def. Artoym Starkov / Vasja Gorjup 8-1

Singles

1. Juc (FU) def. Delarue 6-4, 6-0

2. Ladyman (FU) def. Sifre 7-6, 6-1

3. Gorjup (CAM) def. Andy Sobczyk 7-5, 3-6, 10-8

4. Starkov (CAM) def. Daniel Knause 6-3, 6-4

5. Chris Gilli (FU) def. Taune 6-2, 6-1

6. Mike Kociecki (FU) def. Beto Mondini 6-4, 6-4

Coastal Carolina 4, Campbell 3

Doubles

1. Marc Sifre / Gabriel Delarue (CAM) def. Simon Taylor / Andy Caress 8-2

2. David Mellis / Elliot Quibell (CCU) def. Vasja Gorjup / Artoym Starkov 9-8, 12-10

3. Plamen Tzvetkov / Richard Redding (CCU) def. Viktor Taune / Sebastian Thesleff 8-2

Singles

1. Sifre (CAM) def. Taylor 6-4, 6-1

2. Delarue (CAM) def. Quibell 6-1, retired

3. Caress (CCU) def. Gorjup 6-3, 6-1

4. Tzvetkov (CCU) def. Starkov 6-3, 2-6, 10-6

5. Taune (CAM) def. Redding 7-6, 4-6, 10-8

6. Joseph Withers (CCU) def. Thesleff 6-7, 6-2, 10-7