COLUMBIA, S.C. — Furman tennis coach Paul Scarpa is two victories away from an NCAA milestone.

Scarpa had 817 victories in 46 years as a men's tennis coach. He can tie former Hawai'i coach Jim Schwitters on Friday when the Paladins play matches against Cornell and Dartmouth.

Schwitters retired from UH in 2003 after 38 years as coach.

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.