Saturday, January 30
Clarksville, Tenn.
1:00 PM
Chattanooga
at
Austin Peay
Photo by: Dale Rutemeyer
Mocs Post a Big 4-3 Win at Austin Peay
1/30/2016 10:10:00 PM | Men's Tennis
UTC snaps four-match slide to the Governors with today's win.
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men's tennis team scored a big 4-3 win at Austin Peay today. The Mocs evened their season record at 1-1 while snapping a five-match losing streak to the Governors.
Battling cramps and a tough opponent, freshman Pablo Llebeili gutted out a third-set tiebreaker in the deciding match to give the Mocs the win.
"In was really proud of our team today," state head coach Carlos Garcia. "This was a great early season comeback that we needed against a quality in-state rival."
UTC was up early, leading 5-2 at No. 2 doubles and No. 3 doubles. APSU took the No. 1 match, and Chattanooga senior Luke Saunders and junior Lucas Plesky closed out the win at No. 2.
The Governors battled back at No. 3, forcing a tiebreaker. Austin Peay went on to win the breaker and take the 1-0 lead with the doubles point.
Senior Nick Wingord tied the match with a straight sets win at No. 3. Saunders put the Mocs in the lead with his (7-5, 6-4) win over Almantas Ozelis at No. 4. APSU tied it at 2-2 with a win at No. 1 and went ahead with a victory at No. 6.
That left Llebeili on the court at No. 5, up 5-3 in the third. That's when the cramps set in. He needed a couple of injury timeouts just to stay upright in the final set.
"I was two seconds away from calling a default, but Pablo was able to get a second-wind and hang on until the tiebreaker," stated Garcia.
Llebeili was down 4-3 in the extra frame, but closed out Chad Woodham 7-5 in the breaker to take the match.
UTC is back on the courts next week when it hosts a rescheduled match against Tennessee Wesleyan. The match is set for Thursday, Feb. 4, at 2:00 p.m. (E.S.T.) at the Champions Club. Check the men's tennis schedule page on GoMocs.com for a link to live scoring.
Chattanooga 4, Austin Peay 3
Jan 30, 2016 at Clarksville, Tenn. (Governors Tennis Center)
Doubles competition
1. Jumonville, Aaron/Mitchell, James (APSU) def. Pablo Llebeili/John Peacey (UTC) 6-2
2. Luke Saunders/Lucas Plesky (UTC) def. Montenegro, Manuel/Ozelis, Almantas (APSU) 6-2
3. Drobysh, Aleh/Kartsonis, Alex (APSU) def. Michael Birnbaum/Nick Wingord (UTC) 7-6 (7-5)
Singles competition
1. Jumonville, Aaron (APSU) def. John Peacey (UTC) 6-4, 6-2
2. Lucas Plesky (UTC) def. Montenegro, Manuel (APSU) 6-7 (5-7), 6-1, 6-4
3. Nick Wingord (UTC) def. Drobysh, Aleh (APSU) 6-1, 6-4
4. Luke Saunders (UTC) def. Ozelis, Almantas (APSU) 7-5, 6-4
5. Pablo Llebeili (UTC) def. Woodham, Chad (APSU) 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (7-5)
6. Mitchell, James (APSU) def. Paul LaHue (UTC) 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
Match Notes
Chattanooga 1-2
Austin Peay 0-1
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (3,4,1,2,6,5)
Battling cramps and a tough opponent, freshman Pablo Llebeili gutted out a third-set tiebreaker in the deciding match to give the Mocs the win.
"In was really proud of our team today," state head coach Carlos Garcia. "This was a great early season comeback that we needed against a quality in-state rival."
UTC was up early, leading 5-2 at No. 2 doubles and No. 3 doubles. APSU took the No. 1 match, and Chattanooga senior Luke Saunders and junior Lucas Plesky closed out the win at No. 2.
The Governors battled back at No. 3, forcing a tiebreaker. Austin Peay went on to win the breaker and take the 1-0 lead with the doubles point.
Senior Nick Wingord tied the match with a straight sets win at No. 3. Saunders put the Mocs in the lead with his (7-5, 6-4) win over Almantas Ozelis at No. 4. APSU tied it at 2-2 with a win at No. 1 and went ahead with a victory at No. 6.
That left Llebeili on the court at No. 5, up 5-3 in the third. That's when the cramps set in. He needed a couple of injury timeouts just to stay upright in the final set.
"I was two seconds away from calling a default, but Pablo was able to get a second-wind and hang on until the tiebreaker," stated Garcia.
Llebeili was down 4-3 in the extra frame, but closed out Chad Woodham 7-5 in the breaker to take the match.
UTC is back on the courts next week when it hosts a rescheduled match against Tennessee Wesleyan. The match is set for Thursday, Feb. 4, at 2:00 p.m. (E.S.T.) at the Champions Club. Check the men's tennis schedule page on GoMocs.com for a link to live scoring.
Chattanooga 4, Austin Peay 3
Jan 30, 2016 at Clarksville, Tenn. (Governors Tennis Center)
Doubles competition
1. Jumonville, Aaron/Mitchell, James (APSU) def. Pablo Llebeili/John Peacey (UTC) 6-2
2. Luke Saunders/Lucas Plesky (UTC) def. Montenegro, Manuel/Ozelis, Almantas (APSU) 6-2
3. Drobysh, Aleh/Kartsonis, Alex (APSU) def. Michael Birnbaum/Nick Wingord (UTC) 7-6 (7-5)
Singles competition
1. Jumonville, Aaron (APSU) def. John Peacey (UTC) 6-4, 6-2
2. Lucas Plesky (UTC) def. Montenegro, Manuel (APSU) 6-7 (5-7), 6-1, 6-4
3. Nick Wingord (UTC) def. Drobysh, Aleh (APSU) 6-1, 6-4
4. Luke Saunders (UTC) def. Ozelis, Almantas (APSU) 7-5, 6-4
5. Pablo Llebeili (UTC) def. Woodham, Chad (APSU) 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (7-5)
6. Mitchell, James (APSU) def. Paul LaHue (UTC) 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
Match Notes
Chattanooga 1-2
Austin Peay 0-1
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (3,4,1,2,6,5)
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2,3
#1 Singles Match
12
42
66
#2 Singles Match
123
666
714
#3 Singles Match
12
66
14
#4 Singles Match
12
76
54
#5 Singles Match
123
657
376
#6 Singles Match
123
622
466
Order of Finish:
3,4,1,2,6,5
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