Furman Coach Achieves Milestone

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Furman tennis coach Paul Scarpa guided his team to
wins over Cornell and Darthmouth Friday afternoon and evening and is now
tied for an NCAA milestone.
    Scarpa has reacged 819 victories in 46 years as a men’s tennis coach. He
tied former Hawaii coach Jim Schwitters on Friday.
    Scarpa has spent 43 years at Furman and is the longest-tenured
coach in Southern Conference history. His teams have finished first
or second in the league 36 times. He’s won 13 Southern Conference
tournament crowns and made four NCAA tournament appearances.
    Scarpa is credited with developing the dual match scoring system
used by the NCAA.
   
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