Monday, October 7
Tulsa, Okla.
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ITA All-American Championships
Senior Niklas Gerdes.
Photo by: Dale Rutemeyer
Gerdes Knocked Out of ITA All-American Singles
10/7/2019 11:32:00 PM | Men's Tennis
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men's tennis team wrapped up main draw action at the 2019 Saint Francis Health System/ITA Men's All-American Championships in Tulsa, Okla., today.
Senior Niklas Gerdes lost in the qualifying draw, while both of the Mocs doulbles teams also fell.
Gerdes dropped a (6-1, 6-2) match to Duke's fifth seeded Nick Stachowiak to end his solid run in singles action.
Gerdes and sophomore Tomas Rodriguez were added to the doubles draw as alternates. They lost to Arizona's Filip Malbasic and Jonas Ziverts (6-4, 6-3).
Senior Simon Bustamante and sophomore Kerim Hyatt were also late additions as alternates to the doubles pre-qualifying draw. They fell to Western Michigan's fifth-seeded Kennosuke Nouchi and Jannik Opitz (7-5, 6-1).
Gerdes has one more consolation match on Tuesday to close out UTC's participation in the event.
Results
Nick Stachowiak (Duke) def. Niklas Gerdes (UTC) – 6-1, 6-2
Filip Malbasic/Jonas Ziverts (Arizona) def. Niklas Gerdes/Tomas Rodriguez (UTC) – 6-4, 6-3
Kennosuke Nouchi/Jannik Opitz (Western Michigan) def. Simon Bustamante/Kerim Hyatt (UTC) – 7-5, 6-1
Senior Niklas Gerdes lost in the qualifying draw, while both of the Mocs doulbles teams also fell.
Gerdes dropped a (6-1, 6-2) match to Duke's fifth seeded Nick Stachowiak to end his solid run in singles action.
Gerdes and sophomore Tomas Rodriguez were added to the doubles draw as alternates. They lost to Arizona's Filip Malbasic and Jonas Ziverts (6-4, 6-3).
Senior Simon Bustamante and sophomore Kerim Hyatt were also late additions as alternates to the doubles pre-qualifying draw. They fell to Western Michigan's fifth-seeded Kennosuke Nouchi and Jannik Opitz (7-5, 6-1).
Gerdes has one more consolation match on Tuesday to close out UTC's participation in the event.
Results
Nick Stachowiak (Duke) def. Niklas Gerdes (UTC) – 6-1, 6-2
Filip Malbasic/Jonas Ziverts (Arizona) def. Niklas Gerdes/Tomas Rodriguez (UTC) – 6-4, 6-3
Kennosuke Nouchi/Jannik Opitz (Western Michigan) def. Simon Bustamante/Kerim Hyatt (UTC) – 7-5, 6-1
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