May 2, 2008

GREENVILLE, S.C. - Junior men's tennis player Bo Ladyman was named the Player of the Month for April, the Southern Conference announced today.

Ladyman, a junior from Memphis, Tenn., was 6-0 in singles and 8-0 in doubles at the No.2 position with all of his singles wins coming in straight sets.

Ladyman helped lead Furman to an undefeated record in April as well as a regular season title and a Southern Conference Tournament title. Ladyman received the Don Bunch/Buddy Hartsell Sportsmanship Award and earned first team all-conference honors in doubles.

The Paladins will begin play at NCAA Regionals on Saturday, May 10, when they take on host institution Tennessee in Knoxville. Match time is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. ET.