Box Score The men's tennis team recorded its seventh
consecutive victory Sunday with a 6-1 win over instate rival Austin
Peay State.
The
match was played indoors at the Hixson Racquet Club.
The
Mocs, 8-1, swept all three doubles matches and claimed five of six
singles matches for the win.
In
the doubles portion of the competition, Chattanooga picked up wins of
8-2, 8-2 and 8-6. Freshman Gordon Rudell made his collegiate debut,
playing No. 3 doubles with fellow freshman Hasan Hamadeh.
Austin
Peay's lone team point came with a victory at No. 4 singles.
Leandro Tolosa-Zenklusen claimed a three-set win over Rick van de
Bovenkamp, 7-5, 4-6, 10-4.
The
Mocs took care of business in the remaining singles matches.
UTC
senior Badr Bouabdellah was a 6-3, 6-2 winner over Lucas De Brito at
No. 1 singles, and fellow senior Razvan Axente defeated Leonardo
Locatelli, 6-4, 6-1 at No. 2.
The
bottom four spots in the lineup moved up a notch as junior Peter
Sauska was given a day off. Junior Pavel Vostrikov recorded a 3-6,
6-0, 7-6 win over Patrick Puertolas at No. 3, freshman Robert Diamond
dispatched Jay Wilkinson, 6-1, 7-6 at No. 5, and Hamadeh defeated
Francisco La Puento at No. 6, 6-3, 6-3.
The
Mocs are back in action on the road Wednesday at Jacksonville State.
CHATTANOOGA
6, AUSTIN PEAY STATE 1
Hixson
Racquet Club, Chattanooga, Tenn.
Doubles
(for one team point)
1.
Axente/Sauska (UTC) def. Locatelli/Tolosa-Zenklusen (APSU), 8-2
2.
Bouabdellah/Vostrikov (UTC) def. De Brito/Puertolas (APSU), 8-2
3.
Hamadeh/Gordon Rudell (UTC) def. Tallent/Wilkinson (APSU), 8-6
Singles
1.
Badr Bouabdellah (UTC) def. Lucas De Brito (APSU), 6-3, 6-2
2.
Razvan Axente (UTC) def. Leonardo Locatelli (APSU), 6-4, 6-1
3.
Pavel Vostrikov (UTC) def. Patrick Puertolas (APSU), 3-6, 6-0, 7-6(5)
4.
Leandro Tolosa-Zenklusen (APSU) def. Rick van de Bovenkamp (UTC),
7-5, 4-6, 10-4
5.
Robert Diamond (UTC) def. Jay Wilkinson (APSU), 6-1, 7-6(4)
6.
Hasan Hamadeh (UTC) def. Francisco La Puento (APSU), 6-3, 6-3
Team
records: UTC (8-1), Austin Peay State (1-4)
