Box Score The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men's tennis team dropped a 6-1 Southern Conference match at Mercer today.  The Mocs won only one singles match in Macon, Ga.

Freshman Luke Plaisted scored UTC's lone point with a (6-3, 6-1) victory against Stathis Tsiranidis at No. 5.  The win evened Plaisted's overall singles mark at 11-11, including a 6-7 tally in spring action.  It was his first win at No. 5, improving to 1-1 in SoCon matches.   

The Mocs are 6-7 overall and 1-1 in league play, while Mercer improved to 9-5 and 1-0 in conference duals.  Up next for UTC is a trip to Wilmington, N.C., for the UNCW Spring Invitational.  The Mocs face the host Seahawks on March 17, followed by Bryant on March 18.

Mercer 6, Chattanooga 1
Mar 13, 2018 at Macon, Ga. (LeRoy Peddy Tennis Center)
Doubles competition
1. Sam Philp/Olivier Stuart (MER) def. Niklas Gerdes/Simon Bustamante (UTC) 6-4
2. Nicolas Guillon/Ruben Vanoppen (MER) def. Cooper Long/Jacob Marshall (UTC) 6-0
3. Carver Arant/Sachin Khurana (MER) def. Pablo Llebeili/Luke Plaisted (UTC) 6-1

Singles competition
1. Sam Philp (MER) def. Niklas Gerdes (UTC) 6-4, 6-2
2. Olivier Stuart (MER) def. Simon Bustamante (UTC) 7-6, 6-2
3. Nicolas Guillon (MER) def. Pablo Llebeili (UTC) 6-1, 6-1
4. Fernando Guardia (MER) def. Jacob Marshall (UTC) 6-4, 6-0
5. Luke Plaisted (UTC) def. Stathis Tsiranidis (MER) 6-3, 6-1
6. Ruben Vanoppen (MER) def. Cooper Long (UTC) 6-1, 6-0

Match Notes
Chattanooga 6-7, 1-1 SoCon
Mercer Men's Tennis 9-5, 1-0 SoCon
Order of finish: Doubles (12,3); Singles (6,3,5,1,4,2)