Box Score The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men's tennis team dropped a 5-2 match at Jacksonville State today. The Mocs fall to 4-10 with today's loss, while the Gamecocks improved to 7-5.
Chattanooga's No. 1 doubles tandem of seniors
Nic Wilson and
Lucas Plesky scored a 6-4 win. Plesky and Wilson evened their record as a duo at No. 1 with today's victory.
JSU took the doubles point and a 1-0 lead with wins at No. 2 and No. 3. The Gamecocks went on to clinch the team win with three straight singles victories.
"Our No. 1 doubles team provided a great win but Jacksonville State did a good job holding off our No. 2 and No. 3 teams," stated UTC head coach
Carlos Garcia. That gave them the early momentum."
Chattanooga scored two of the last three singles win, beginning with Plesky at No. 1. Freshman
Simon Bustamante won for the first time at No. 3. He was 5-1 at No. 4 but scored a win after moving up in the lineup.
"The depth of the Gamecock lineup proved to be the difference in today's match," added Garcia. "I was excited about our play in the top-3 positions of our lineup, especially the performance of
Lucas Plesky. His two wins today kept us in it and I'm happy to see his game improving with every match."
Next up for the Mocs is a trip to The Citadel on March 15.
Jacksonville State 5, Chattanooga 2
Mar 10, 2017 at Jacksonville, Ala. (JSU Tennis Courts)
Doubles competition
1.
Lucas Plesky/
Nic Wilson (UTC) def. REESE, Jaryd/McCORMICK, Austin (JSU) 6-4
2. CUCALON, Paolo/AGOST, Guillermo (JSU) def.
Simon Bustamante/
Austin Boaz (UTC) 6-2
3. CHAIM, Mathias/GOMEZ, Andres (JSU) def.
Niklas Gerdes/
Michael Birnbaum (UTC) 6-3
Singles competition
1.
Lucas Plesky (UTC) def. REESE, Jaryd (JSU) 7-5, 6-2
2. CAFFARENA, Pablo (JSU) def.
Niklas Gerdes (UTC) 6-0, 6-7 (4-7), 1-0 (4-10)
3.
Simon Bustamante (UTC) def. CUCALON, Paolo (JSU) 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (10-5)
4. MORK, F. (JSU) def.
Nic Wilson (UTC) 6-3, 6-3
5. CHAIM, Mathias (JSU) def.
Derrick Brown (UTC) 6-2, 6-2
6. AGOST, Guillermo (JSU) def.
Max Grobbelaar (UTC) 6-2, 6-2
Match Notes
Chattanooga 4-10
Jacksonville State 7-5
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (6,5,4,1,3,2)
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