Box Score  The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men's tennis team dropped a 6-1 match to Furman today.  The loss moves the Mocs to 5-13 overall and 0-4 in SoCon action.  Furman remains unbeaten in league action at 4-0, while improving to 14-5 overall.

The Mocs won at No. 2 doubles when freshman Simon Bustamante and Niklas Gerdes scored a 6-2 win.  Furman won the point with wins at No. 1 and No. 3. 

Senior Derrick Brown scored the lone win in singles action for UTC, posting a three-set victory against Alex Steryous (4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-6)) at No. 5. 

"Today we played really good tennis against a strong Furman team," stated UTC head coach Carlos Garcia. "Gerdes and Bustamante gave us a huge win at No. 2 doubles, which gave us a good look at winning the doubles point.  However, the Paladins were able to hold off our No. 1 and No. 3 teams to earn the first point.

"The energy of our doubles was really good today and we carried that enthusiasm into all six singles matches by playing with more passion and intensity.  Because of that, we almost put ourselves in position to pull off the upset. Plesky and Gerdes played great tennis today against two first team all-conference players.  

"Derrick Brown was able to get a huge win at No. 5 against the same player that beat him in last year's dual match, so a great performance today by the senior. Our main focus now is to bring the same intensity we displayed today into Sunday's match vs Wofford." 

UTC is back on the court on Sunday against Wofford.  Match time is set for Noon at the Champions Club  in Chattanooga. 

Furman 6, Chattanooga 1
Mar 31, 2017 at Chattanooga, Tenn. (Champions Club)
Doubles competition
1. Adam Steryous/Jake Munns (FUR) def. Austin Boaz/Lucas Plesky (UTC) 6-1
2. Simon Bustamante/Niklas Gerdes (UTC) def. Alex Steryous/Cameron Green (FUR) 6-2
3. Clarke Wilson/Trevor Croyder (FUR) def. Pablo Llebeili/Nic Wilson (UTC) 6-4

Singles competition
1. Adam Steryous (FUR) def. Lucas Plesky (UTC) 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-4)
2. Cameron Green (FUR) def. Niklas Gerdes (UTC) 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (15-13)
3. Clarke Wilson (FUR) def. Nic Wilson (UTC) 6-1, 6-4
4. Jake Munns (FUR) def. Simon Bustamante (UTC) 7-6 (7-4), 6-2
5. Derrick Brown (UTC) def. Alex Steryous (FUR) 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-6)
6. Jake Bhangdia (FUR) def. Pablo Llebeili (UTC) 6-3, 7-5

Match Notes
Furman 14-5
Chattanooga 5-13
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (3,4,6,2,5,1)
T-2:34