Box Score The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men's tennis team fell on the road to UNCG 5-2 to open Southern Conference action today. The Mocs drop to 4-8 overall, while the Spartans improve to 5-3.
"Today's first conference match was a tough loss, but I'm proud of how we competed," stated UTC head coach
Carlos Garcia. "I am confident that this team will keep improving, but in order to do that we have to stay together and keep fighting."
The doubles point was hotly contested with UNCG taking the No. 3 match to start things off. Junior
Austin Boaz and freshman
Simon Bustamante responded with a 6-4 win at No. 2. Senior
Nic Wilson and freshman
Niklas Gerdes battled at No. 1 before falling 7-5.
"UNCG came out strong in singles winning four of the six first sets," added Garcia. "We were never able to get the upper hand in the singles, but we did earn two good wins."
Wilson and fellow senior
Derrick Brown both scored for the Mocs. Wilson posted a (6-2, 6-4) win over William Albright at No. 3 for his second win in a row.
Brown won in a super-tiebreaker over Daniel Hammarstedt at No. 5. After winning the first set 6-4, Brown dropped the second 5-7. He won the final frame 11-9 to move to 4-2 in the spring.
Up next for the Mocs is a visit from Detroit on Thursday, March 9. Action takes place at the Champions Club at 2:30 p.m. (E.S.T.).
UNCG 5, Chattanooga 2
Mar 05, 2017 at Greensboro, N.C. (UNCG Tennis Courts)
Doubles competition
1. Connor Thompson/Marcus Vidgren (UNCG) def.
Nic Wilson/
Niklas Gerdes (UTC) 7-5
2.
Simon Bustamante/
Austin Boaz (UTC) def. Jack Burkill/William Albright (UNCG) 6-4
3. Logan Walker/Warren Bryan (UNCG) def.
Derrick Brown/
Lucas Plesky (UTC) 6-3
Singles competition
1. Connor Thompson (UNCG) def.
Lucas Plesky (UTC) 7-6 (10-8), 6-1
2. Marcus Vidgren (UNCG) def.
Niklas Gerdes (UTC) 6-2, 6-2
3.
Nic Wilson (UTC) def. William Albright (UNCG) 6-2, 6-4
4. Warren Bryan (UNCG) def.
Simon Bustamante (UTC) 6-2, 7-6 (8-6)
5.
Derrick Brown (UTC) def. Daniel Hammarstedt (UNCG) 6-4, 5-7, 1-0 (11-9)
6. Jack Burkill (UNCG) def.
Austin Boaz (UTC) 6-4, 7-5
Match Notes
Chattanooga 4-8, 0-1 SoCon
UNCG 5-3, 1-0 SoCon
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (2,3,6,4,1,5)
