Box Score The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men's tennis team dropped a 4-3 match at Samford in the regular season finale tonight. The Mocs won the doubles point and two singles matches, but fell just short of the team victory.
Freshmen
Simon Bustamante and
Niklas Gerdes opened with a 6-1 doubles win over Max Rebol and Curran Verma at No. 2. Senior
Nic Wilson and freshman
Pablo Llebeili clinched the point with a 6-4 victory over Eduardo Sanchez and Hugo Moreira at No. 3.
In singles play, Llebeili won at No. 6 over Moreira (6-1, 6-3). Bustamante closed out the scoring for the Mocs with a (6-4, 6-4) win over Rebol at No. 2.
Up next for the Mocs is next weekend's Southern Conference Tournament in Greenville, S.C.
Samford 4, Chattanooga 3
Singles
1. Justin Ghavami (SAM) def.
Lucas Plesky (UTC) 6-4, 6-1
2. Jake Faundez (SAM) def.
Niklas Gerdes (UTC) 6-3, 6-2
3. Eduardo L. Sanchez (SAM) def.
Nic Wilson (UTC) 6-2, 6-1
4.
Simon Bustamante (UTC) def. Max Rebol (SAM) 6-4, 6-4
5. Curran Verma (SAM) def.
Derrick Brown (UTC) 6-3, 6-0
6.
Pablo Llebeili (UTC) def. Hugo Moreira (SAM) 6-1, 6-3
Doubles
1. Jake Faundez/Justin Ghavami (SAM) def.
Lucas Plesky/
Austin Boaz (UTC) 6-2
2.
Simon Bustamante/
Niklas Gerdes (UTC) def. Max Rebol/Curran Verma (SAM) 6-1
3.
Nic Wilson/
Pablo Llebeili (UTC) def. Eduardo L. Sanchez/Hugo Moreira (SAM) 6-4