The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men's tennis team continues its strong run at the ITA Ohio Valley Regionals in Knoxville, Tenn.  The Mocs have an individual competing on Monday of the prestigious tournament for the first time in recent memory. 

Freshman Kerim Hyatt posted two wins in consolation action to advance to Monday's consolation finals.  Hyatt won a tough match in the quarters with a tiebreaker win in the second set over Tennessee Tech's Carlos Vicente [6-1, 7-6 (6)]. 

Hyatt followed that with a three-set victory against Indiana's William Piekarsky in the semifinals [6-1, 4-6, 1-0 (5)].  Hyatt opened with a 6-1 win in the first frame, but dropped the second 6-4.  That forced a 10-point super breaker for the third, which Hyatt won 10-5.   

"He is paying really, really smart," stated head coach Chuck Merzbacher.  "He has a big, left-handed serve that is giving guys all kinds of trouble. 

"This is such a great showing by a freshman.  He has beaten some really good players who are 1-2-3 on their teams."

Hyatt is scheduled to face ETSU's Juan Lugo in the consolation finals tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. (E.D.T.) at the Goodfriend Tennis Center in Knoxville, Tenn.  Lugo, a junior, played No. 2 for the Buccaneers last season. 

A live stream of tomorrow's action schedule.  A link for the stream and live scoring will be posted on the men's tennis schedule page on GoMocs.com when available.  

Singles Consolation Results
Kerim Hyatt (UTC) def. Carlos Vicente (TTU) – 6-1, 7-6 (6)
Kerim Hyatt (UTC) def. William Piekarsky (Indiana) - 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (5)