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Men's Tennis

Mocs Drop SoCon Match at Mercer

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)
 
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Players Mentioned

Simon Bustamante

Simon Bustamante

6' 0"
Sophomore
Niklas Gerdes

Niklas Gerdes

6' 2"
Sophomore
Pablo Llebeili

Pablo Llebeili

6' 2"
Junior
Cooper Long

Cooper Long

5' 11"
Freshman
Jacob Marshall

Jacob Marshall

5' 11"
Freshman
Luke  Plaisted

Luke Plaisted

5' 11"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Simon Bustamante

Simon Bustamante

6' 0"
Sophomore
Niklas Gerdes

Niklas Gerdes

6' 2"
Sophomore
Pablo Llebeili

Pablo Llebeili

6' 2"
Junior
Cooper Long

Cooper Long

5' 11"
Freshman
Jacob Marshall

Jacob Marshall

5' 11"
Freshman
Luke  Plaisted

Luke Plaisted

5' 11"
Freshman